Hypothalamus Overview

1. What is the hypothalamus a part of?

2. What is it involved in?

Differentiate between Axial, Coronal (frontal), and Sagital planes in relations to the brain

Differentiate between Rostral, Caudal, Dorsal and Ventral in relation to the brain

What are Ventricles?

1. Describe the Divisions w/in the hypothalamus?

2. What can the medial zone be further divided into?

What are the Inputs and Outputs of the hypothalamus?

1. What is the location of the Lateral Zone?

2. What is it involved in?

Describe the structure and function of the Medial Forebrain Bundle

Describe the neurons and function of the ventrolateral preoptic area

Describe the Function of the supraoptic nucleus

Describe the neurons and function of the lateral hypothalamic area. AKA?

Describe the neurons and function of the lateral portion of tuberomammilary nucleus.

What is the location and function of the periventricular zone?

Describe the neurons and function of the median preoptic nucleus/periventricular nucleus

What is the function of the suprachiasmitic nucleus?

Describe the neurons and function of the arcuate (infundibular) nuceus?

What is the function of the parvocellular part of paraventricular nucleus?

Describe the location and nucleus of the Dorsal Long. fasciculus

Where is the Medial Zone and its function? What does it contain?

What are the three regions located in the Medial Zone: nuclei

1. What does the Magnocellular System includes?

2. Describe its neurons?

3. Describe its function and the hormones’ function

1. What does the parvocellular system include?

2. Associated w/

3. Describe its neurons

4. What are its function?

5. Describe how these hormones travel