hypothalamus Flashcards
hypothalamus extends from ____ to _____
optic chiasm to caudal border of mammillary bodies
it lies below the ______ on lateral wall of the 3rd ventricle
hypothalamic sulcus
hypothalamus is close to _____
limbic system, thalamus, ascending and descending tracts, and hypophysis
function of hypothalamus
Homeostasis
Endocrine
ANS
Limbic
nearly all
the preoptic area is found _____ to hypothalamus
anterior
preoptic are is from ____ to ____
optic chiasm to lamina terminalis and anterior commissure
caudally the preoptic area merge with _____
tegmentum of midbrain
related structures to preoptic are from anterior to psoterior
Optic chiasm
Tuber cinereum and infundibulum
Mammillary bodies
Thalamus lies ______ to the hypothalamus
sup
subthalamic region lies ______ to the hypothalamus
inferolateral
what is the optic chiasm
Flattened bundle of nerve fibers
optic chiasm is situated at
junction of the anterior wall and floor of the third ventricle
sup surface of OC is attached to
lamina terminalis
inferiorly OC is related to
hypophysis cerebri; separated by diaphragma sella
Anterolateral corners of OC are continuous with
optic nerves
Posterolateral corners of OC continuous with
optic tracts
optic recess of 3rd vent lies on ___ of OC
superior surface
what is the tuber cinereum
convex mass of gray matter seen on the inferior surface
tuber cinereum con inf with _____
infundibulum
infundibulum cont w ______
posterior lobe of the hypophysis cerebri
raised part of tuber cinereum
Median eminence
Median eminence is attach to the _____
infundibulum
parts of neurohypophysis
Median eminence
Infundibulum
Posterior lobe (pars nervosa) of hypophysis cerebri (pituitary gland)
the mammillary bodies are situated side by side posterior to ____
tuber cinereum
