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imanialler

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on: Jun 19, 2018
Dr. Pasantes is investigating how the brain regulates patterns of eating behavior. She performs an experiment and finds that lesioning a particular brain region causes rodents to completely stop eating. What area of the brain has Dr. Pasantes lesioned?
 
  a. the lateral hypothalamus
  b. the ventromedial hypothalamus
  c. the lateral amygdala
  d. the ventromedial amygdala

Question 2

The body monitors fat stores by assessing levels of the hormone ____, which is produced and secreted by fat cells.
 
  a. insulin
  b. glucocorticoid
  c. calcitonin
  d. leptin


juwms

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d


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