The hypothalamus serves in part as an integrated thermoregulatory center defining an organism's response to changes in its thermal environment.Because the hypothalamus normally serves to produce metabolic responses that reverse the direction of environmental temperature change, the control it exerts is termed

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The control exerted by the hypothalamus is termed negative feedback, as it produces metabolic responses that reverse the direction of environmental temperature change.

The Hypothalamus Serves in Part as an Integrated Thermoregulatory Center