Following Damage to the __________, a Rat Eats Meals at a Normal

question 200

Multiple Choice

Following damage to the __________, a rat eats meals at a normal frequency, but each individual meal is enormous. The rat acts as if it no longer feels the usual sensation of distention.

• A) salivary cortex
• B) hypothalamus
• C) cerebellum
• D) ventromedial hippocampus

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobes

The area of the brain located behind the forehead that is responsible for complex cognitive functions, including behavior, decision making, and movement.

Planning

The process of thinking about, organizing, and preparing for any specific goal or future task.

Personality

A unique combination of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional traits that arise due to both nature and nurture factors.

Motor Cortex

The strip of tissue at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary body movement and participates in learning and cognitive events.