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Is regulation of food intake a function the hypothalamus?
True
Which is not a function of the hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus stimulates or inhibits secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland. One of these is GH or Growth Hormone.
What part of the brain regulates water balance and body temperature?
The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that regulates water balance and body temperature. The hypothalamus is situated underneath the thalamus.
What hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus secretes hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting hormone.
What is the most important area of the brain for temperature regulation?
Hypothalamus
What structures are in the floor of the hypothalamus occupied by?
The floor of the hypothalamus is occupied by the median eminence, which is a key area for releasing hormones into the hypophyseal portal system. This system connects the hypothalamus with the pituitary gland, allowing for the regulation of various hormone levels in the body.
What hormone requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for it secretion?
Growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone all require releasing hormones from the hypothalamus.
Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus do what?
The hypothalamus aids in regulation of the body's temperature.
Which hormone is needed to release adrenal hormone?
It is the hormone AcTH. It is secreted by Hypothalamus
What part of the brain controls fluid intake?
Posterior pituitary gland secreting anti-diuretic hormone.
What is the function of GnRH?
GnRH, short for gonadotropin-releasing hormone, is released by the part of the brain known as the hypothalamus. At the beginning of the menstual cycle, the hypothalamus releases GnRH. The GnRH then stimulates a different part of the brain, the pituitary gland, to produce two hormones, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).
Regulating the hormone levels in the blood is it positive or negative feedback?
When the level of the particular hormone increases, the stimulating hormone level deceases and vice verse is there. So for example, when the level of the thyroid hormone increases, the level of the thyroid stimulating hormone decreases and vise verse. This is called as negative feed back system. This is how the negative feed back system works. In this type of regulation, you have a particular level of the hormone is set to have a desired level of the hormone, in your body. Some times this setting is changed. So you may have low level of the thyroid hormone or high level of the thyroid hormone is set, at your hand. This is probably done, some times, under the supervision of the higher centre called as hypothalamus. Hypothalamus is situated at the base of your brain. From hypothalamus, you get the releasing factors. In this case, the thyroid releasing factor. Many such factors regulate the 'setting' of hormone levels of your body. But again, this hypothalamus is not the 'ultimate' centre of regulation. Overall brain has direct or indirect effect on the hypothalamus. Your brain is not again the 'ultimate' centre of regulation. The brain is affected by genetic influence and have impact of the surrounding events on the same. All this is necessary for proper control of your homeostasis. Otherwise the thyroid could have secreted the hormone at particular pace regardless of any necessary control, for example.
