Which of the following region of the hypothalamus is responsible for physiological sweat secretion?

Para-ventricular nucleus

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Supra-optic nucleus

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Median eminence

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Pars distalis

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Solution

The correct option is B Para-ventricular nucleus
The paraventricular nucleus (PVN, PVA, or PVH) is a neuronal nucleus in the hypothalamus. It contains multiple subpopulations of neurons that are activated by a variety of stressful and/or physiological changes. Many PVN neurons project directly to the posterior pituitary where they release oxytocin or vasopressin into the general circulation thus responsible for physiological sweat secretion.

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