Answer: Homeostasis, hunger, thirst, body temperature, and pituitary hormones.
- A Balance and fine motor coordination of all skeletal muscle movement
- B Vital breathing and heart rate functions through the brainstem and medulla
- C Homeostasis, hunger, thirst, body temperature, and pituitary hormones
- D All voluntary movement initiation via the cerebral motor cortex
Correct answer: C. Homeostasis, hunger, thirst, body temperature, and pituitary hormones
Explanation: The hypothalamus is the homeostasis center. It regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, sleep, and controls the pituitary gland.
Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Concept context
Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.