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What structure in the brain regulates body temperature eating and drinking?

The hypothalamus is the structure in the brain that regulates body temperature, eating, and drinking. It plays a key role in maintaining homeostasis by responding to changes in the body's internal environment. The hypothalamus receives signals from the body and initiates appropriate responses to maintain a stable internal environment.


What is the bony structure that surrounds the brain?

The bony structure that surrounds the brain is called the skull or cranium. It provides protection and support for the brain, as well as anchoring muscles and providing structure for the face.


Which part of the brain is responsible for the feeling of being less inhibited when drinking alcohol?

The part of the brain responsible for the feeling of being less inhibited when drinking alcohol is the prefrontal cortex.


What does alcohol do in the cerebral cortex?

There are several steps that occur when drinking alcohol and the length of time over when the drinking occurs. 1. Alcohol affects the forebrain. The brain relaxes. This is the CEO of the brain. But poor decisions can be made and motor functions are also affected depending on the amount and time. 2. Further drinking shuts down the mid-brain and emotions are out of control. Fights occur, crying, etc. 3. Even more drinking shuts down the brain stem and heart rate drops, complete loss of consciousness can occur and even death.


If sweetness is detected by the presence of glucose what does sourness detect?

Sourness is detected by the presence of hydrogen ions (H+), which impart acidity to a substance. When acidic compounds are present in food, they stimulate taste receptors on the tongue, signaling sourness to the brain.

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What structure in the brain regulates body temperature eating and drinking?

The hypothalamus is the structure in the brain that regulates body temperature, eating, and drinking. It plays a key role in maintaining homeostasis by responding to changes in the body's internal environment. The hypothalamus receives signals from the body and initiates appropriate responses to maintain a stable internal environment.


Is the brain and spinal cord part of the endocrine system?

The hypothalamus, the small fore-brain structure involved in regulating eating, drinking, and sex; directing the endocrine system; and monitoring emotion, stress, and reward.


What cells drive you to eat?

Its certain brain cells in the primal part of your brain. It controls the bsic necessities such as eating and drinking water.


How do food and medicines affect the brain?

by eating or drinking alcholic drinks taking a drugs and lastly by smoking


What part of the brain does brain freeze affect?

"Brain freeze" is not really inside the brain. It is a headache that you get from eating or drinking very cold substances. It is actually caused by rapid cooling and rewarming of capillaries in the sinus cavities.


What monitors and regulate nervous system?

the brain.


What are the causes of brain freeze?

The main cause of Brain Freeze is either eating something really cold like ice-cream, or drinking something cold. The Brain Freeze is actually caused by an abrupt increase in blood flow within the brain.


What are the affects of drinking?

Drinking affects the brain, kidney, and the liver.


Your brain is a structure what is this kind of structure?

The main structures of the brain are the cerebrum (the fore brain), the cerebellum (the hind brain), the brain stem.


The brain research that involves monitoring the brain's usage of glucose is called?

The most common procedure that monitors glucose uptake in the brain is the PET scan. See Wikipedia for more on this procedure.


Does the internal structure of the pituitary resemble that of the brain?

yes the internal structure of brain resemble to brain


Where is one of the pleasure centers found in the brain?

Hypothalamus