Each half of the medial hypothalamus can be divided into three parts: the supraoptic portion, which is farthest anterior and contains the supraoptic, suprachiasmatic,and paraventricular nuclei; the tuberal portion, which lies immediately behind the supraoptic portion and contains the ventromedial, dorsomedial, and arcuate nuclei in additionto the median eminence; and the mammillary portion, which is the farthest posterior and contains the posterior nucleus and several mammillary nuclei.Autonomic nervous system regulationHormone production / regulationCircadian rhythm regulationLimbic system interactionSurvivalTemp regulationHunger/thirstNSC 4366 1nd Edition Lecture 14Outline of Last Lecture I. ThalamusOutline of Current Lecture II. Hypothalamus and PituitaryEach half of the medial hypothalamus can bedivided 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 behindthe supraoptic portion and contains the ventromedial, dorsomedial, and arcuatenuclei in additionto the median eminence; and the mammillary portion, which is the farthest posterior and contains the posterior nucleus and several mammillary nuclei.Functions of the HypothalamusAutonomic nervous system regulationHormone production / regulation Circadian rhythm regulationLimbic system interactionSurvival• Temp regulation•
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