hypothalamus

• Control system that regulates the whole of the endocrine system*
• • Receives information about the basic functions of the body, and uses this information to regulate these functions ​
• ·       Responsible for stimulating and controlling the release of hormones from the pituitary gland

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• For example, the hypothalamus instructs the pituitary gland how much testosterone to produce à the pituitary gland then passes that message to the testes