Hypothalamus Definition, Function & Location - Lesson -

hypothalamus The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, thirst and circadian cycles It is the control system which regulates the pituitary gland, the 'master gland

The hypothalamus is deep within your brain and is about the size of an almond The hypothalamus helps manage your body temperature, hunger and thirst, mood, sex hypothalamus There are two sets of nerve cells in the hypothalamus that produce hormones One set sends the hormones they produce down through the pituitary stalk to the