Assertion: hypothalamus | /r/CapableOf | send signal
Facets:
value: to produce hormones
type: PURPOSE
value: to the adrenal glands
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to promote feelings of satiety
type: PURPOSE
value: upon activation
type: TEMPORAL
value: to other limbic areas
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Hypothalamus acts as a coordinating center of the endocrine system because it sends a signal to the pituitary gland to produce hormones.
text: When external stimuli are presented (for example, a dangerous stimuli), the hypothalamus sends signals to other limbic areas to trigger feeling states in response to the stimuli (in this case, fear).
text: Upon activation, the hypothalamus sends signals to promote feelings of satiety to reduce the need for further consumption.
text: When strong feelings (rage, fear, pleasure, excitement) are generated in the mind, whether by external stimuli or by the action of thoughts, the cerebral cortex transmits impulses to the hypothalamus; the hypothalamus may then send signals for physiological changes through the autonomic nervous system and through the release of hormones from the pituitary.
text: When sodium concentration increases or blood volume and pressure experience changes, the hypothalamus sends signals that make you thirsty .
text: The hypothalamus sends signals to the adrenal glands to produce hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol.
text: Since the hypothalamus sends signals instructing the pituitary gland as to what hormones to secrete, its importance is at least the same.