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GCSE Biology · key term
A coordination centre in the brain that monitors body temperature and brings about responses when it changes.
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Specification 4.5.2.4 · Paper 2
Revise: ThermoregulationThe thermoregulatory centre in the brain coordinates this control. It contains receptors sensitive to the temperature of the blood, giving it information about internal temperature. Temperature receptors in the skin detect changes at the body surface and send nervous impulses to the centre.
Distinguish the thermoregulatory centre’s receptors, which detect blood temperature, from receptors in the skin, which send it nervous impulses.
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