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Hypothalamus - Exam3
Neuronanatomy - Hypothalamus, Exam 3
Question | Answer |
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Hypothalamus functions | control of endocrine & autonomic function, temperature regulation, water balance, feeding & circadian rhythms |
Arcuate Nucleus | regulation of anterior pituitary |
Anterior Nucleus | parasympathetics, heat dissipation |
Posterior Nucleus | sympathetics, heat production |
Supraoptic & Paraventricular Nuclei | water balance |
Lateral Nucleus | hunger & thirst |
Ventromedial Nucleus | satiety |
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus | circadian rhythms |
Hypothalamohypophyseal Portal System connects to | anterior pituitary |
Hypothalamohypophyseal Portal System | carries releasing (or inhibiting) factors |
Hypothalamohypophyseal Tract connects to | posterior pituitary |
Hypothalamohypophyseal Tract | carries axons of hormone (e.g. ADH) producing neurons |
Stria Terminalis & Ventral Amygdalofugal Pathway connects to | amygdala |
Medial Forebrain Bundle is a | multi-directional "frayed rope" extending from basal forebrain to tegmentum |
Dorsal Longitudinal Fasciculus | descending autonomic output |