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  2. Human thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Simplified control circuit of human thermoregulation. [8] The core temperature of a human is regulated and stabilized primarily by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain linking the endocrine system to the nervous system, [9] and more specifically by the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and the adjacent preoptic area regions of the hypothalamus ...

  3. The Old Testament (film) - Wikipedia

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    The movie also extends his term as villain, as he is around to oppose the Maccabees during the whole movie; in history, he died before Judas did and was replaced by other Syrian kings and commanders. The film also gives romance stories and women a larger role than the rather patriarchal book of 1 Maccabees , which generally kept women in the ...

  4. Hypothalamus - Wikipedia

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    The hypothalamus is located below the thalamus and is part of the limbic system. [1] It forms the basal part of the diencephalon. All vertebrate brains contain a hypothalamus. [2] In humans, it is about the size of an almond. [3] The hypothalamus has the function of regulating certain metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic ...

  5. Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Wikipedia

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    The anterior hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the hypothalamus. Its function is thermoregulation (cooling) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hyperthermia. The anterior hypothalamus plays a role in regulating sleep. [1] The anterior hypothalamic region is sometimes grouped with the preoptic area. [2]

  6. Preoptic anterior hypothalamus - Wikipedia

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    The Preoptic anterior hypothalamus (or POAH) is the part of the brain that senses core body temperature and regulates it to about 36.8 °C (98.6 °F). References [ edit ]

  7. 10 movies that featured unsimulated sex scenes - AOL

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    A movie that centres on people attending an artistic/sexual salon was a likely contender to feature unsimulated sex and Shortbus does, but director John Cameron Mitchell had a reason for including it.

  8. Preoptic area - Wikipedia

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    The median preoptic nucleus is located along the midline in a position significantly dorsal to the other three preoptic nuclei, at least in the crab-eating macaque brain. It wraps around the top (dorsal), front, and bottom (ventral) surfaces of the anterior commissure.

  9. KNDy neuron - Wikipedia

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    KNDy neurons are most densely located in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the hypothalamus, but also exist in the rostral periventricular area of third ventricle (RP3V) and the preoptic area (POA). [1] Expression of the KNDy peptides highlighted has been shown to differentiate between species , sexes , and with fluctuating steroidal hormonal levels ...