The role of the _______ is to monitor steroid hormone concentration and, at the right time in the ovulatory cycle, enable a neural circuit that allows the lordosis response in rats.

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The ventromedial hypothalamus is responsible for monitoring steroid hormone concentration and is involved in the neural circuit that enables the lordosis response in rats. The periaqueductal gray and medial preoptic area are also involved in the lordosis response, but they do not monitor steroid hormone concentration. The vomeronasal organ is involved in detecting pheromones, but not in the lordosis response.

The Role of the _______ Is to Monitor Steroid Hormone