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To regulate
temperature, integration of autonomic,
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endocrine, and
skelatomotor systems must occur. The
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hypothalamus is
positioned anatomically to accomplish
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this control and
integration.
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The set point
for the system is normal body temperature.
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The hypothalamus
contains “feedback detectors” that
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collect
information about body temperature.
These
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come from two
sources:
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Peripheral
receptors transmit information through temperature
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pathways to the
CNS.
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Central receptors
are located mainly in the anterior
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hypothalamus. Temperature-sensitive neurons in the
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hypothalamus
modulate their activity in relation to local
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temperature
(blood temperature).
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