The Integrating Center for the Negative Feedback Loop That Regulates

Question

The integrating center for the negative feedback loop that regulates body temperature is the
A) hypothalamus.
B) skin.
C) temperature sensor.
D) positive feedback center.
E) thermostat.

Accepted Answer

The hypothalamus serves as the integrating center for the negative feedback loop that regulates body temperature by receiving information from temperature sensors in the skin and other areas of the body, and then initiating appropriate responses to regulate body temperature. The skin and temperature sensors are components of this regulatory system, but they do not serve as the integrating center. A positive feedback center would not be involved in negative feedback regulation. "Thermostat" is a term often used to describe the hypothetical set point for body temperature, but it is not a physical structure that serves as the integrating center for temperature regulation.