This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Thalamus, Hypothalamus and Basal Ganglia, Subject name: Physiology
Satiety center is located at? 
Select and explain. 
A. Ventromedial nucleus, B. Lateral hypothalamus, C. Supra median nucleus, D. Preoptic nucleus
A: Ventromedial nucleus
Answer: A: Ventromedial nucleus 
Explanation: ANSWER: (A) Ventromedial nucleusREF: Ganongs 22nded chapter 14See APPENDIX-12 for "THE HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI"Hypothalamic regulation of the appetite for food depends primarily on the interaction of two areas: a lateral "feeding center" in the bed nucleus of the medial forebrain bundle at its junction with the pallidohypothalamic fibers and medial "satiety center" in the ventromedial nucleus