Imaging studies suggest that pleasure that accompanies an orgasm in males and females may result from activation of the

A) medial preoptic area.
B) ventral tegmental area.
C) spinal cord.
D) lateral putamen.
E) ventromedial hypothalamus.


Answer: D

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