Biology A-Level
hypothalamus
What hypothalamus means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The region that regulates body temperature, water balance and hunger, and links the nervous and endocrine systems via the pituitary gland.
The location of the osmoreceptors that monitor the water potential of the blood.
Topics that use hypothalamus
- Control of blood water potential (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Plant and animal responses (OCR A-Level)
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- Aquaporins
- Autonomic control of heart rate
- Autonomic nervous system
- Auxin
- Auxin (IAA)
- Auxins
- Cerebrum
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