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Embryological - diencephalon

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Prosencephalon

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Hypothalamus anatomy and boundaries

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Surrounding 3rd ventricle…almina terminalis, hypothalamus sulcu, pituitary and midbrain

Medial and lateral divided by fornix

3
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Fornix connects

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Hypothalamus to hippocampus

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Preoptic region structurs and function

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Suprachiasmatic
Supraoptic
Paraventrciular
Preoptic nuclei

Suprachiasmatic involved in cricadian rhythams

Reflex for thirst ad nparturition and heat/cold detection

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post vs anterior pituiary

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Posterior is neurohypophysis that is a part of hypothalamus

Anterior is adenohypophysis that is a gland

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Preoptic hypothalamus and posterior pituiary path

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Paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei synthesize vasopressin (ADH) and oxytocin…hormones transmitted to posterior poiuitary along the supraopticohypophyseal tract

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2 important circumventricular organs

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organ vasculusom - osmoreceptors (increase results in depolarization)

Median eminence - temperuature

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Thirst reflex pathway (example when too high)

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Tonicity too high…sensed by organ vasculusom…preoptic nuclei release ADH into blood stream

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Parturition reflex pathway

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Pressure on cervix…preoptic neurons release oxytocin…positive feedback loop with contractions of cervix…similar from mmary glands from suckling

10
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Tuberal region structures and function

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Dorsomedial
Ventromedial
Arcuate

Hunger/satiety

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Tuberal hypothalamus and anterior pituitary

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Arcuate contains neursecretory cells that synthesize signaling hormones…transported along tuberinfundibular tract to anterior pituitary…can increase or decrease production of specific anteiror pituiary hormones

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Hormones of anterior pituiary

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ACTH (cortisol - symp)
TSH (metab)
GH (bone frowth)
LH/FSH - reproductive and testosterone

13
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Feeding path general

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Lateral area is feeding center (NPY)

Ventromedial is satiety center (POMC_

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Feeding when hungry

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Declining fat stores stimulate release of more ghrelin and less leptin…ghrelin binds NPY of arcuate nucleus…excitatory to lateral and inhibtory to medial

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Feeding when full

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More lepti nand less ghrelin released…leptin binds POMC in arcuate…excitatory to ventromedial and inhibitory to lateral

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Mamillary region (caudal)

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Sympathetic functions and some memory (mammillary)

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Autonomics of hypothalamus and 3 major tracts

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Anterior-medial - parasynpathetic
Posteiror - lateral - sympathetci

DLF
hypothalamo-spinal tract
Medial froebrain bundle

18
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Inputs to hypothalamus regarding autonomic pathways

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Septal region via medial forebrain bundle
Amygdala via stria terminalis
Hippocampus via fornix

Mostly based on emotional state

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Para vs. symp at skin

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No parasympathetic innervation at skin so must use sympathetic

20
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Temp pathway general

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Preoptic region contains head and cold sensitive neurons

21
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When temp decrease

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Cold sensitive neurons signal posterior hypothalamis centers for shivering and constriction of skin vessels…excitatory connections with IML nuclei

22
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When temp increases

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Heat sensitive neurons signal posterior hypothalamic centers for sweating…excitatory for IML related to sweat…inhibitory to skin vessel constriction

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Hypothalamus blood supply

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Circle of willis

24
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Childhood weight disorders

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underproduction of leptin can lead to obesity

Tx with synthetic leptin hormone

25
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Thalamus lateral group

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Ventral posterior (VPL and VPM)
Ventral lateral
Ventral anterior

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POsteior thalamus

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Pulvinar
Medial genicular
Lateral geniculate

27
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Medial, anterior intralaminar thalamus

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Medial - mediodorsal
Anterior - anterior nuclus
Intralaminar group - centromedian reticular

All seaprated by internal medulalry lamina

28
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Thalamus functions

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Specific relay - geniculates and lateral group

Non-specific association - mediodorsal and anterior nuclus…pulvinar

Non-sepcifci reticular - modify arousal and consciousness (intralaminar)

29
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VPL and VPM affarents

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Spinothalamic and medial lemniscus paths

Sensory trigeminal nerve

30
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Anterior nucleus and medial dorsal affarents affarents

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Reciprocal with limbic cortex

31
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VL and VA of thalamus affarents

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VA - GP

VL - dentate (cerebellum)