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hypothalamic(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
paraventricular nucleus
tuber cinereumnoun(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The part of the hypothalamus to which the pituitary gland is attached
mammillary bodies
anterior hypothalamus
posterior hypothalamus
preoptic areaThe preoptic area is a region of the hypothalamus.
supraoptic nucleusThe supraoptic nucleus is a nucleus of magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus of the mammalian brain.
diencephalonnoun(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
forebrainnoun(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
metathalamusnoun(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.
neothalamusnounPart of the diencephalon that receives input from the thalamus and projects to the association areas of the neocortex.
endbrainnoun(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.
appestatnounThe area of the brain (possibly in the hypothalamus) supposed to control appetite and regulate food intake
neurohypophysisnoun(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.
limbic systemnoun(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain, in humans and various other animals, that is involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; in humans it includes the amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.
pituitary bodynounThe controlling gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain.
medulla oblongatanoun(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The lower portion of the brainstem.
hindbrainnoun(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon
brain stemnoun(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.

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