HUMAN ANATOMY
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ISBN: 9781260210262
Author: SALADIN
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 15, Problem 7TYR
Because of a brain lesion, a certain patient never feels full, but eats so excessively that she now weighs nearly 600 pounds. The lesion is most likely in her
- hypothalamus.
- amygdala.
- hippocampus.
- basal nuclei.
- pons.
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