Two rats have escaped from their cages in the neurophysiology lab. The technician needs your help in returning them to their proper cages. One rat is grossly overweight; the other is severely underweight. You confidently state that the overweight rat goes in the "________-destruction" cage,while the underweight rat goes in the "________-destruction" cage.

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The lateral hypothalamus is responsible for appetite and hunger, while the ventromedial hypothalamus is responsible for satiety and fullness. Therefore, the overweight rat belongs in the "lateral hypothalamus-destruction" cage, as it has an excess in appetite, and the underweight rat belongs in the "ventromedial hypothalamus-destruction" cage, as it has a deficiency in satiety.

Two Rats Have Escaped from Their Cages in the Neurophysiology