Imaging studies in humans given a hypertonic thirst suggest that the ________ is involved in the unpleasantness of osmometric thirst, while the ________ detects the tonicity of the blood plasma.
A) anterior cingulate cortex; lamina terminalis
B) insular cortex; medial amygdala
C) lamina terminalis; anterior cingulate cortex
D) subfornical fornical organ; area postrema
E) medial amygdala; insular cortex

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Imaging studies have shown that the anterior cingulate cortex is involved in the unpleasantness of osmometric thirst, while the lamina terminalis detects the tonicity of the blood plasma.

Imaging Studies in Humans Given a Hypertonic Thirst Suggest That