Match the Components Labelled A

question 18

Multiple Choice

Match the components labelled a. through d. with their correct role.Temperature-sensitive nerve cells monitor the body temperature and provide information about its status to a temperature-control centre in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain. The hypothalamus can bring about adjustments in body temperature by inducing shivering or sweating, among other things.
-skeletal muscles and sweat glands

• A)controlled variable
• B)integrator
• C)sensor
• D)effector

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Psychology

In both social and natural sciences, a strategy that examines the structure of psychology through advanced evolutionary concepts.

Charles Darwin

A naturalist best known for his contributions to the science of evolution and his proposition of natural selection as a mechanism for evolution.

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