The student studying endocrine disorders learns that which gland controls overall physiologic homeostasis?
A.
Anterior pituitary
B.
Hypothalamus
C.
Parathyroid
D.
Posterior pituitary
ANS: B
Although all endocrine glands have a role in homeostasis, the job of the hypothalamus is to communicate the messages of the central autonomic nervous system to the organs/glands of the endocrine system, thus maintaining homeostasis throughout the body.
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