Question

The body’s thermostat is in the

Options

• pineal

• hypothalamus

• thyroid

• pituitary

Answer 1

hypothalamus

Explanation: The hypothalamus functions as a type of thermostat  for the body. It sets a desired body temperature, and  stimulates either heat production and retention to raise  the blood temperature to a higher setting or sweating  and vasodilatation to cool the blood to a lower  temperature.