Question

Sorting of sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate cerebral sensory area occurs in the hypothalamus. Sorting of sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate cerebral sensory area occurs in the hypothalamus. True False

Answer 1

False

Step-by-step explanation:

The thalamus is responsible for the sorting and relaying of information from the body to the cerebral sensory area of the brain.

The thalamus is located above the brain stem, between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain. The thalamus is a subdivision of the brain area called the diencephelon. The thalamus is made up of three types of nuclei:

• Sensory relay nuclei
• Association nuclei
• Non-specific nuclei

Answer 2

False

Step-by-step explanation:

A portion of the brain which is located near the center of the brain known as the somatosensory cortex is located in parietal lobe and is essential to the processing of the body's senses