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Chemical Coordination And Integration

Question
CBSEENBI11025303

The specific region of hypothalamus, responsible for physiological sweat secretion, is

  • para-ventricular nucleus

  • supra-optic nucleus

  • median eminence

  • pars distalis

Solution

A.

para-ventricular nucleus

The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) has emerged as one of the most important autonomic control centers in the brain, with neurons playing essential roles in controlling stress, metabolism, growth, reproduction, immune, and other more traditional autonomic functions (gastrointestinal, renal and cardiovascular).