Charlotte sees will, an old high school friend, at a party and is startled to learn his weight increased from 150 to 280 pounds in the year since he sustained a head injury in an automobile accident. damage to which hypothalamic nucleus might account for will’s weight gain?
a) anterior
b) dorsomedial
c) ventromedial
d) lateral

The correct answer will be option-C

Explanation:

Ventromedial nucleus ( a cluster of neurons) of the hypothalamus is mainly involved with the satiety, sexual appetite and other important functions. The ventromedial nucleus contains a cluster of neurons which perform the same function.

Studies have shown that lesion in the ventromedial portion of the hypothalamus causes the habit of over-eating and obesity. Since after accident, Charlotte observed the increase in weight in a single year which could be due to injury of the nucleus of the ventromedial hypothalamus.

Thus, Option-C is the correct answer.

the second one is wrong

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