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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Â© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

hypothalamus Part of the vertebrate brain that is derived from the forebrain and located on the ventral surface below the thalamus and the cerebrum. The hypothalamus regulates a wide variety of physiological processes, including maintenance of body temperature, water balance, sleeping, and feeding, via both the autonomic nervous system (which it controls) and the neuroendocrine system. Its endocrine functions are largely mediated by the pituitary gland. The pituitary responds to releasing hormones produced by the hypothalamus, which thereby indirectly controls hormone production in other glands.

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