Question

Research by Egan and others has suggested that osmoreceptors are located within the ________?

1) amygdala
2) medial hypothalamus
3) cerebral aqueduct
4) medial orbitofrontal cortex
5) anteroventral tip of the third ventricle

Answer 1

Osmoreceptors are located within the 5) anteroventral tip of the third ventricle. Hence, option 5) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Osmoreceptors are located within the anteroventral tip of the third ventricle. Osmoreceptors are specialized cells that detect changes in osmotic pressure or concentration of solutes in the blood.

In the brain, they are mainly found in the hypothalamus, specifically in the anteroventral tip of the third ventricle.