A 19-Year-Old College Student Reports to His Primary Care Provider

question 37

Multiple Choice

A 19-year-old college student reports to his primary care provider that he cannot stay awake in class regardless of how much sleep he gets.Under-stimulation of which area of the brain is likely the site of the problem?

• A) Corpora quadrigemina
• B) Reticular activating system
• C) Cerebellum
• D) Hypothalamus

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