A client has a central nervous system disorder. The nurse realizes that the client may be experiencing alterations in hormones regulated by which of the following organs?
1. Hypothalamus
2. Pineal gland
3. Pituitary gland
4. Thyroid
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The hypothalamus is considered the major regulating organ of the body because it is the connection between the nervous system and the endocrine system. The other organs take direction from the hypothalamus through the central nervous system.
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