NSC 4366 1nd Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Thalamus Outline of Current Lecture II Hypothalamus and Pituitary Each half of the medial hypothalamus can be divided into three parts the supraoptic portion which is farthest anterior and contains the supraoptic suprachiasmatic These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute and paraventricular nuclei the tuberal portion which lies immediately behind the supraoptic portion and contains the ventromedial dorsomedial and arcuate nuclei in addition to the median eminence and the mammillary portion which is the farthest posterior and contains the posterior nucleus and several mammillary nuclei Functions of the Hypothalamus Autonomic nervous system regulation Hormone production regulation Circadian rhythm regulation Limbic system interaction Survival Temp regulation Hunger thirst
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