What organ should the nurse recognize as the coordinating center for the nervous and endocrine responses to internal and external stimuli?
A) Hypothalamus
B) Pituitary gland
C) Thyroid gland
D) Parathyroid gland
A
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The hypothalamus is the coordinating center for the nervous and endocrine responses to internal and external stimuli. The pituitary, thyroid, and parathyroid glands all play an important role in maintaining homeostasis, but they do not connect the nervous and endocrine systems.
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