NEET 2010 Biology question

BiologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationNEET 2010

The nerve centres which control the body temperature and the urge for eating are contained in

Answer: (4)

Solution

The hypothalamus, part of the forebrain lying at the base of the thalamus, contains centres that control body temperature, the urge for eating and drinking (hunger and thirst), and it also secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones and regulates the pituitary. So (4) is correct. Pons (1) relays impulses

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