Which component of the diencephalon is stimulated by changes in body temperature?

A) choroid plexus of the epithalamus
B) pineal gland
C) ventral nuclei of the thalamus
D) preoptic area of the hypothalamus
E) paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus


Answer: D

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