KROK 1 2021 – Question 5 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
In an experiment, electrical stimulation of neurons in the brain of a test animal resulted in hypophagia (refusal to eat). Electrodes were applied to the following area of the brain in this case:
- A. Neurohypophysis
- B. Red nucleus
- C. Adenohypophysis
- D. Hypothalamus
- E. Thalamus
Hint
Consider which of the listed structures contains nuclei that integrate metabolic and hormonal signals such as glucose and leptin to regulate hunger and satiety.
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