Anna has an eating disorder along with intense thirst and wildly varying body temperatures, which means she may have a dysfunction of the

A. pons.
B. medulla.
C. thalamus.
D. hypothalamus.
E. brainstem.


D

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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