Temperature regulation is chiefly under the control of: September 2007: (A) Midbrain, (B) Pons, (C) Medulla, (D) Hypothalamus
Answer is D. Ans. D: Hypothalamus Thermoregulation 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