Week 8: Hypothalamus Flashcards
Anterior Boundary of Hypothalamus
Optic chiasm and laminal terminalis
Lateral Boundary of Hypothalamus
Optic tract and internal capsule
Posterior Boundary of Hypothalamus
Cerebral Peduncles
Superior Boundary of Hypothalamus
Hypothalamic Sulcus and Thalamus
Preoptic Hypothalamic Region Location
Rostral to optic chiasm
Anterior Hypothalamic Region Location
Dorsal to optic chiasm
Middle Hypothalamic Region Location
Optic chiasm to mammillary bodies
Posterior Hypothalamic Region Location
Mammillary bodies and caudal
Periventricular Hypothalamic Zone Function
Endocrine control of anterior pituitary
Medial or Intermediate Hypothalamic Zone Function
Regulation of posterior pituitary and regulation of autonomics
Lateral Hypothalamic Zone Function
Integration of limbics
Periventricular Nucleus Functions
Releases GNRH, dopamine which inhibits prolactin, and somatostatin which inhibits growth hormone
Arcuate Nucleus Functions
Releases GNRH, somatostatin, growth hormone releasing hormone
Medial Preoptic Nucleus Functions
Releases gonadotropin releasing hormone
Paraventricular Nucleus Functions
Releases thyrotropin releasing hormone and corticotropin releasing hormone
Hormones Released to the Anterior Pituitary
Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
GNRH
Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone
Somatostatin
Dopamine
Medial Zone Controls What Organ?
Posterior pituitary
Supraoptic Nucleus Function
Secretes vasopressin and MINIMAL oxytocin