During an anticipatory response to stress, what is the reaction from the limbic system stimulated by?

a. The retronucleus of the anterior pituitary
b. The anterior nucleus of the hippocampus
c. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
d. The prefrontal nucleus of the amygdala


Ans: c. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

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