A rat whose lateral hypothalamus was destroyed would be expected to ____.
A) starve to death
B) eat, but never to the point of obesity
C) eat continuously until it died from obesity
D) increase eating substantially and then level off

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The lateral hypothalamus is responsible for initiating hunger and food intake. Destruction of this area would lead to a lack of initiation for eating, resulting in the rat starving to death.

A Rat Whose Lateral Hypothalamus Was Destroyed Would Be Expected