Neuro_Exam 1_Hypothalamus

Question 1

hypothalamic nuclei:

Answer 1

medial preoptic (eye), anterior supra optic, dorsomedial, ventromedial, arcuate, posterior, and mammillary (hypo goes to an optometrist, to get his eye checked, by a supra ant. He told him a joke about how there were no doors or vents on the arc, and how he loved listening to 2 pacteriors dear mammilary bodies

Question 2

the Hypothalmic nuclei that go to the hypothalamus are ______, the nuclei that go to the pituitary are ____, the nuclei that go to the brainstem and forebrain are _____

Answer 2

preoptic, suprachiasmatic, arcuate: hypothal
paraventricular, arcuate, ventromedial: pituitary
later, paraventricular, dorsomedial posterior: brainstem and forebrain

Question 3

hypothalamus integrates:

Answer 3

limbic system, hypothalamus, brainstem, spinal cord and periphery

Question 4

______ in the hypothalamus allows for _____

Answer 4

fenestrated capillaries blood sampling

Question 5

the ______ entrains the body to the light-dark cycle from input from the retina,

Answer 5

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 6

in appetite regulation, insulin activates ______ which activates ______

Answer 6

pomc, crh

Question 7

insulin and _____ inhibit ______ which activates _____, which is how diet pills work

Answer 7

npy, orexin

Question 8

major functions of hypothalamus

Answer 8

heal; homeostasis, endocrine, autonomic, limbic

Question 9

bear scares the hippo, legs shake, and the hippo releases___ which in turn ____

Answer 9

CRF ACTH, activates adrenal cortex, glucocorticoids release cortisol, antiinflammatory, chronic stress eventually damages hypothalamus

Question 10

pregnant hippo releases _____ because it’s pregnant

Answer 10

oxytocin, uterine contraction,

Question 11

scared hippo also begins ____ which releases

Answer 11

sweating, water, vasopressin

Question 12

baby coming out close to the ground, about to fall says _______

Answer 12

suprahhhhhhhhhhptic, sweating; vasopressin, uterine contraction oxytocin

Question 13

______ nuclei is related to the blanket: a lesion in this nuclei results in

Answer 13

posterior, thermoregulation, cold

Question 14

the _____ nucleus is assocaited with whippin the hippo

Answer 14

dorsal medial nuclei, agression

Question 15

_____ nuclei, associated with the earmuffs, it _____

Answer 15

suprachiasma, crisscross earbuffs that keep you warm while you sleep, and circadian rhythms

Question 16

_______ nuclei is assocaited with the stomach and lesions result in ____

Answer 16

lateral, annorexia, weight loss

Question 17

_______ nuclei is associated with finding your soul mate

Answer 17

medial preoptic, sex hormones gnrh

Question 18

hippo world is gaurded by _____ that ____

Answer 18

arcuate nuclei, inhibits or activates activity of the hypothalamus

Question 19

_______ nuclei, helps us to stop eating hippos

Answer 19

ventro medial, lesions lead to obesity

Question 20

_____ nuclei causes the hippos fever

Answer 20

anterior, thermoregulation, lesions cause you to be too hot

Question 21

_____ gland is also in the hypothalamus, hippos have big ____

Answer 21

mammilary gland, boobs