The patient presents to the clinic for a check-up and is noted to have a temperature of 35.2°C. The patient denies being feeling cold or hot, recent illnesses, or prolonged exposure to the cold. The nurse suspects further testing will reveal a lesion in which area of the brain?

Diencephalon. The hypothalamus, which is the thermoregulatory center of the brain, may be malfunctioning in the patient whose temperature is 35.2°C in the absence of exposure. The hypothalamus is part of the diencephalon. The telencephalon consists of the cerebral hemispheres. The mesencephalon is the midbrain. The metencephalon is in the hindbrain and contains the cerebellum and pons.

The patient presents to the clinic for a check-up and is noted to...

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