The ability to control micturition is often lost after a stroke, Alzheimer's disease, or other CNS problems affecting the cerebral cortex or ________.
A) hypothalamus
B) hippocampus
C) reticular activating system
D) pineal body
E) corpora quadrigemina

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The hypothalamus is responsible for regulating many bodily functions, including micturition (urination). Damage to the hypothalamus can result in loss of bladder control. The hippocampus is important for memory and learning, the reticular activating system is involved in arousal and consciousness, the pineal body is involved in the regulation of sleep-wake cycles, and the corpora quadrigemina is involved in visual and auditory reflexes. None of these brain regions are as directly involved in controlling micturition as the hypothalamus.

The Ability to Control Micturition Is Often Lost After a Stroke