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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Hypothalamus (hunger vs. satiety)

The hypothalamus has both the hunger center (lateral area) and the satiety center (ventromedial area).
I honestly didn't like the mnemonic in first aid for this. The mnemonic I like is this:
Lat makes you fat (hunger center)
Ven makes you thin (satiety center)

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