09-18-2008, 01:54 PM
A neuroscientist conducting experiments on the function of various hypothalamic nuclei uses an electrode to burn a small lesion in a rat's brain. Over the next few weeks, the rat begins to eat uncontrollably and increases its mass by 60%. What hypothalamic nucleus was ablated?
A. Anterior nucleus
B. Lateral nucleus
C. Septate nucleus
D. Suprachiasmatic nucleus
E. Ventromedial nucleus
A. Anterior nucleus
B. Lateral nucleus
C. Septate nucleus
D. Suprachiasmatic nucleus
E. Ventromedial nucleus