Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 15, Problem 17RQ
Which of these locations in the forebrain is the master control center for homeostasis through the autonomic and endocrine systems?
- hypothalamus
- thalamus
- amygdala
- cerebral cortex
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