In addition to receiving input from thermoreceptors in the skin and spinal cord, warm-sensitive cells in the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus
A. receive input from cold-sensitive but not temperature-insensitive neurons in the POA.
B. have receptors that sense temperature change in their vicinity.
C. receive input from both cold-insensitive and temperature-insensitive neurons in the POA.
D. receive input from temperature-insensitive but not cold-sensitive neurons in the POA.
Answer: B
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