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Hypothalamus Exam for 2023/2024 COMPLETE SOLUTION 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS A+ GRADED Free
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Hypothalamus Exam for 2023/2024 COMPLETE SOLUTION 100% VERIFIEDANSWERS A+ GRADED Free
What are the nuclei of the hypothalamus? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..1. anterior (chiasmatic)
region: extends between lamina terminals and anterior infundibular recess
2. median (tuberal) region: proceeds to anterior column of fornix
3. posterior (mammillary) region: stretches caudal mammillary bodies
What connects the hypothalamus to the limbic system and brainstem? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..medial forebrain bundle
What does the ependymal zone do?: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..regulates blood-CSF hormone
trafficking and involvement in appetite and satiety regulation
What does the zona interna and zona externa do? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..transport
vasopressin and oxytocin to be secreted from terminals in posterior pituitary gland
What is the anterior hypothalamus supplied by? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..anterior cerebral and
anterior communicating
What is the function of the hypothalamus? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..works as a conduit between
nervous and endocrine systems via pituitary gland to regulate homeostatic functions
such as thirst, hunger, body, temperate, and circadian rhythms
What is the function of the medial preoptic nucleus? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..generates GnRH
to play a role in sexual behavior and partner preference (regulated by testosterone
exposure in utero)
What is the function of the supraoptic nucleus? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..produce vasopressin
and oxytocin (conveyed to pituitary gland to release from)
What is the mammillary region of the hypothalamus supplied by? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..posterior communicating artery, posterior cerebral, and basal arteries
What is the projection of the hypothalamus called? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..infundibulum
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