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hypothalamus
1. The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
2. A central area on the underside of the brain, controlling involuntary functions; such as, body temperature and the release of hormones.
3. A portion of the brain which lies beneath the thalamus and secretes substances which control metabolism by exerting an influence on the pituitary gland's function.
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(Greek > Latin: inner room, bedchamber; so called by Galen because chambers at the base of the brain were thought to supply animal spirits to the optic nerves; thalamus, the middle part of the diencephalon (the area in the center of the brain just above the brain stem that includes the thalamus and hypothalamus) which relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex of the brain)