If your body’s hypothalamus is not functioning properly, which of the following will happen?

-Your blood may become diluted by water that you drink.
-You may become dehydrated because your kidneys will not hold onto enough water.
-Your body will increase its production of thyroxine when your body temperature drops.
-TRH will be secreted if thyroxine levels in the blood are low.

Question

If your body’s hypothalamus is not functioning properly, which of the following will happen?  

-Your blood may become diluted by water that you drink.
-You may become dehydrated because your kidneys will not hold onto enough water.
-Your body will increase its production of thyroxine when your body temperature drops.
-TRH will be secreted if thyroxine levels in the blood are low.

anonymous · Answer

@.Sam.

anonymous · Answer

@EsaaLoca

thomaster · Answer

Do you know what the hypothalamus is responsible for?

anonymous · Answer

No @thomaster

thomaster · Answer

metabolic processes, neurohormone secretion, hunger/thirst, body temperature are some

anonymous · Answer

So it would either be B or D?

thomaster · Answer

not B, i think the kidneys will still do their job.

thomaster · Answer

when the hypothalamus stops i think you would get really hungery and thirsty

thomaster · Answer

thyroxine is a hormone that leads to heat generation. But i don't think that hypothalamus malfunction will make the body temperature drop.

thomaster · Answer

TRH is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone), and TSH stimulates the production of thyroxine.

thomaster · Answer

since the hypothalamus in this case is not working properly, no TRH will be sectreted.

anonymous · Answer

Omg thank you, Ughh I wish you were my bio teacher.

thomaster · Answer

What do you think is the answer? It's either A or B.. Don't know if your kidneys would not hold on enough water when hypothalamus is not working.. :( ill keep looking

thomaster · Answer

hm i just read that the hypothalamus detects when there is too much water in the blood. Then it'll send a sign to the pituitary gland to produce more ADH which will make the kidneys reduce the blood water level. So when the hypothalamus is not working properly, The body will not recognize when there is too much water in the blood.

It's not B because if the hypothalamus is not working correct, the kidneys won't get a sign to get rid of the water. this means that the answer is A :)

anonymous · Answer

The answer was actually B.

thomaster · Answer

how is that possible :/ kidneys will remove water if the hypothalamus is working. If not it will hold the water so the blood will get diluted

anonymous · Answer

well idk that's what it said.

thomaster · Answer

oke i guess i missed something then :P