Injury localized to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt:a. Regulation of body temperature. b. Short term memory. c. Executive functions such as decision making. d. Sorting of sensory information.

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8 January, 14:23

Injury localized to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt:a. Regulation of body temperature. b. Short term memory. c. Executive functions such as decision making. d. Sorting of sensory information.

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Allan Haynes · Answer 1

Option-A

Explanation:

Hypothalamus is a small region of the brain present in the lower side near to the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus is involved in many regulatory function of the human body like reproduction, homeostasis, appetite, hunger and many others.

The main regulatory function is the homeostatic functions which are involved in maintaining the internal condition of the body like temperature, osmolarity and others. Each function is controlled by the different nuclei present in the hypothalamus.

In the given case, if the hypothalamus is injured or disrupted than the most likely disrupted function will be the regulation of the temperature.

Thus, Option-A is correct.