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{{WBRQuestion
|ExamType=USMLE Step 1
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|MainCategory=Pathophysiology
|SubCategory=Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology
|Prompt=A researcher is studying the various functions of the hypothalamus in rats. He selectively stimulates 4 different areas of the hypothalamus numbered 1 till 4 by local application of 250 nl of 1 M solution of glutamate and then monitors the bodily responses in the anesthetized rats. After repetitive stimulation of area 3, the researcher notices a sharp but transient increase in interscapular brown fat thermogenesis and core temperature. Which nucleus of the hypothalamus is most likely represented by area 3?
|Explanation=


References:<br>
10.1016/0006-8993(90)90145-2

|AnswerA=Posterior nucleus
|AnswerB=Anterior nucleus
|AnswerC=Ventromedial nucleus
|AnswerD=Lateral nucleus
|AnswerE=Paraventricular nucleus
|Approved=No
}}