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Hypothalamic nuclei, Epithalamus, Subthalamus
kaplan
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Anatomy
Graduate
04/12/2011

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Lateral hypothalamic

Lesion-->
Definition
feeding center

starvation
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Ventromedial

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Definition
Satiety center

hyperphagia, obesity, savage behavior
Term
Suprachiasmatic

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Definition
Regulates sleep cycle, receives direct retinal input

messed up sleep cycle
Term
Supraoptic and paraventricular

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Synthesize ADH and oxytosin; regulates water balance

diabetes insipidus; polydipsia and polyuria
Term
Mamillary body
Definition
Input from hippocampus; damaged in Wernicke encephalopathy
Term
Anterior region

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Definition
Temp. regulation

hyperthermia; also stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system
Term
Posterior region

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Definition
Temp. regulation

poikilothermia (innability to thermoregulate; also stimulates the sympathetic nervous system
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Preoptic area

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Regulates release of gonotrophic hormones

Lesion before puberty-->arrested sexual develop.
Lesion after puberty--> amenorrhea or impotence
Term
Dorsomedial
Definition
Stimulation --> savage behavior
Term
Epithalamus

Consists of what?
What does it secrete?
Definition
Pineal Body
Secretes melatonin, seratonin, with a circadian rhythm
Term
Subthalamus

What circuitry is the subthalamic nucleus involved in?

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Basal ganglia

Hemiballismus
Term
Arcuate

Dopaminergic projections inhibit prolactin secretion
In the Ant. pituatary

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Definition
Produces releasing hormones and inhibitory factors

Influence secretory activity of acidophils and basophils
Acidophils: GH, Somatotropin, Prolactin
Basophils: ACTH, LH, FSH, TSH

galactorrhea and amenorrhea
Term
Alcoholics w/Thiamine deficiency
Definition
Degeneration of MD of thalamus, mammillary bodies, hippocampus, and vermis of cerebellum

Also present with Korsakoff Syndrome
anterograde and retrograde
Acute
Term
Pineal lesions in young males
Definition
Precocious puberty
short stature because epithelial plates fused early
increased sexual hormones
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