thalamic and hypothalamic nuclei

Question 1

VentroPosterioMedial Nucleus

Answer 1

thalamic facial sensation and taste

Question 2

VentroPosterioLateral Nucelus

Answer 2

Thalamus - P/T sensation (spinothalamic); Vibration/proprioception (dorsal columns)

Question 3

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Answer 3

thalamus - vision

Question 4

Medial Geniculate Nucleus

Answer 4

thalamus - hearing

Question 5

Ventral Lateral Nucleus

Answer 5

thalamus - receives motor input form Basal ganglia

Question 6

Lateral area

Answer 6

hypothalamus - generates hunger

Question 7

Ventromedial area

Answer 7

hypothalamus - generates satiety

Question 8

Anteiror hypothalamus

Answer 8

causes cooling vi parasympathetics

Question 9

Posterior hypothalamus

Answer 9

causes heating via sympathetics

Question 10

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Answer 10

Hypothalamus - circadian rhythm

Question 11

Arcuate Nucleus

Answer 11

hypothalamus - dopaminergic inhibition of prolactin; GHRH, GnRH

Question 12

Neurohypophysis

Answer 12

posterior pituitary = receives hypothalamic axonal projections from Supraoptic and Paraventricular nuclei to secreted ADH and Oxytocin respectively.