LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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Chapter 15, Problem 7CR
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To determine:
The region of the brain that damage after a severe blow to the head provided that a patient loses sensations of hunger and thirst.
Introduction:
The hypothalamus is the anteroinferior region of the diencephalon. A thin and stalk-like structure called infundibulum extends inferiorly from the hypothalamus and connect to the pituitary gland.
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