Thermoregulatory centre
What Thermoregulatory centre means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Thermoregulatory centre
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Thermoregulatory centre in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
A region of the brain that contains receptors sensitive to the temperature of the blood flowing through the brain and coordinates responses that restore core body temperature to its normal set point.
The centre that detects when core body temperature has fallen below the normal set point and coordinates the responses as part of negative feedback.
The body's thermostat in the brain, which monitors body temperature and coordinates responses through the nervous system.
Topics that use Thermoregulatory centre
- Control of body temperature (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Coordination between detection and response
- Heat transfer by radiation and evaporation
- Homeostasis and negative feedback
- Nervous impulse
- Shivering
- Sweat glands
- Thermoregulation by the nervous system
- vasoconstriction
Using Thermoregulatory centre in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Biology questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
A week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge