A 500 lbs man had a brain injury following a car accident. After the accident, he loses his appetite and dramatically drops weight. In which brain area did he have a lesion?   A. ventromedial hypothalamus   B. suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus   C. anterior hypothalamus   D. lateral hypothalamus   E. Nucleus tractus solitarius   F. None of the above

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