Temperature regulation is chiefly under the control of:September 2007: (A) Midbrain, (B) Pons, (C) Medulla, (D) Hypothalamus
Answer is D. Ans. D: HypothalamusThermoregulation in both ectotherms and endotherms is controlled mainly by the preoptic area of the anterior hypothalamus.Such homeostatic control is separate from the sensation of temperature