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Part of the eye that detects light and sends signal to brain?
The retina detects light and the optical nerve sends the signal to the brain.
What is the name of the part of the brain that detects the temperature of the blood?
Hypothalamus
What part of the brain detects CO2 in the blood?
medulla oblogata
What gland controls the salt and water balance?
The adrenal and pituitary glands put out the hormones aldosterone and vasopressin, respectively, and these hormones control the way the kidneys (organs) maintain the correct levels of sodium and water in the body.
What part of the brain helps control rate and depth of breathing?
The medulla oblongata and the pons are the parts of the brain that control breathing. The medulla oblongata detects oxygen and carbon dioxide levels and controls the muscles in the heart, lungs, and diaphragm. The pons controls inhalation and exhalation speed.
Which part of the brain regulates water balance?
The part of the brain that regulates water balance also regulates body temperature. This part of the brain is called the hypothalamus.
When there is an increase in carbon dioxide in the blood what occur?
There is a part of the brain called the medulla oblongata which detects increased carbon dioxide levels in the blood and triggers the breathing reflex. Breathing then allows the excess carbon dioxide to escape by way of the lungs, as oxygen is acquired.
What part of the brain does hypoxemia affect?
Hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood) will affect the entire brain.
What part of the brain controls your blood sugar levels?
the limbic system, only found in mammals : )
What part of the brain operates on two levels conscious and unconscious?
APEX: a two-track mind
What part of the brain regulates the need for water?
The hypothalamus.
Which part of human body has maximum water?
Brain
