The part of the brain that regulates the water content of the body is the ____, because it has ____.
A)medulla/the swallowing center
B)hypothalamus/wet receptors
C)cerebrum/awareness of thirst
D)hypothalamus/osmoreceptors

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The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that regulates the water content of the body, and it has osmoreceptors that detect changes in the concentration of solutes in the blood and trigger thirst or the release of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) to regulate water balance.

The Part of the Brain That Regulates the Water Content