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What is Damage to which of the following hypothalamic nucleus results in hyperphagia and obesity? and explain in detail?
Ans. a (Ventromedial nucleus);(Ref. Guyton, Physiology, 10th ed., 805)HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUSFUNCTIONSTIMULATIONDESTRUCTION1Lateral nucleusFeeding centerHyperphagiaInanition2Ventromedial nucleusSatiety centerAphagiaHyperphagia3Paraventricular nucleusRegulates food intake 4Dorsomedial nucleusRegulates food intake 5Arcuate nucleusRegulates food intake