The gland that regulates vasodilation and activation of sweat glands is the:
a. hypothalamus.
b. anterior pituitary.
c. adrenal.
d. corpus callosum.
a
The hypothalamus activates sweat glands for cooling
purposes and inhibits the sweat glands for heat retention.
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