Definition of Hypothalamus

a small part of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system and the secretion of hormones

Examples of Hypothalamus in a sentence

After an injury to the hypothalamus region of his brain, the patient had trouble with his appetite and metabolism.  🔊

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus region regulate both mood and sleep.  🔊

Because his hypothalamus section of the man’s brain was not properly functioning, his automatic nervous system was effected.  🔊

Lying just below the middle of the brain, the nerves in the tired runner’s hypothalamus were signaling his sweat glands.  🔊

Scientists designed a study to determine how large of a role the small hypothalamus found in the brain plays in the body’s energy intake.  🔊

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