A Rat Whose Lateral Hypothalamus Was Destroyed Would Be Expected

question 119

Multiple Choice

A rat whose lateral hypothalamus was destroyed would be expected to ____.

• A) starve to death
• B) eat, but never to the point of obesity
• C) eat continuously until it died from obesity
• D) increase eating substantially and then level off

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