Which area of the brain maintains temperature control?
a. Epithalamus
b. Thalamus
c. Abducens
d. Hypothalamus
D
The hypothalamus is the major processing center of internal stimuli for the autonomic nervous system. It maintains temperature control, water metabolism, body fluid osmolarity, feeding be-havior, and neuroendocrine activity. The epithalamus houses the pineal body and is responsible for sexual development and behavior. The thalamus conveys all sensory impulses, except olfac-tion, to and from the cerebrum before their distribution to appropriate associative sensory areas. The abducens is the sixth cranial nerve with motor function responsible for lateral eye movement.
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