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| Secretes gnRH and exhibits sexual dimorphism. |
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| Controls the temperature set point. Responsible for temperature dissipation functions |
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| Secretes both DA and gnRH, has endocrine and ANS control functions. Monitors leptin/insulin levels. |
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| Lateral Mammillary Nucleus |
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| Arousal center, uses Histamine |
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| Medial Mammillary Nucleus |
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| Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus |
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| Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus |
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| Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus |
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| Can quickly secrete Oxytocin or Vasopressin to regulate parturition, lactation, blood pressure or water balance (2 nuclei) |
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Paraventricular Nucleus
Supraoptic Nucleus |
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| Secretes CRH to stimulate ACTH release in the adenohypophysis |
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| Major controler of blood pressure. Receives input from limbic system, influences brainstem visceromotor centers |
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| Osmoreceptive complexes that influence the Paraventricular Nucleus and the Supraoptic Nucleus (2). |
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| Subfornical organ (SFO) and the Organum Vasculosum Lamina Terminalis (OVLT), both circumventricular sensory organs. |
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| Secretory circumventricular organs (3) |
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| Pineal Gland, Median Eminence, and the Neurohypophysis |
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| Responsible for heat conservation mechanisms |
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| Posterior Hypothalamic Nucleus |
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| Receives retinal input, controls light based rhythms |
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