Anatomy

Posterior Hypothalamus

The part of the hypothalamus posterior to the middle region consisting of several nuclei including the medial maxillary nucleus, lateral mammillary nucleus, and posterior hypothalamic nucleus (posterior hypothalamic area). The posterior hypothalamic area is concerned with control of sympathetic responses and is sensitive to conditions of decreasing temperature and controls the mechanisms for the conservation and increased production of heat.

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The part of the hypothalamus posterior to the middle region consisting of several nuclei including the medial maxillary nucleus, lateral mammillary nucleus, and posterior hypothalamic nucleus (posterior hypothalamic area). The posterior hypothalamic area is concerned with control of sympathetic responses and is sensitive to conditions of decreasing temperature and controls the mechanisms for the conservation and increased production of heat.

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  • Area Hypothalamica Posterior
  • Hypothalamic Region, Posterior
  • Hypothalamus Posterior
  • Hypothalamus, Posterior
  • Mammillary Region
  • Posterior Hypothalamic Region
  • Area Hypothalamica Posteriors
  • Hypothalamic Regions, Posterior
  • Hypothalamica Posterior, Area
  • Hypothalamica Posteriors, Area
  • Hypothalamus Posteriors
  • Mammillary Regions
  • Posterior Hypothalamic Regions
  • Posterior, Area Hypothalamica
  • Posterior, Hypothalamus
  • Posteriors, Area Hypothalamica
  • Posteriors, Hypothalamus
  • Region, Mammillary
  • Region, Posterior Hypothalamic
  • Regions, Mammillary
  • Regions, Posterior Hypothalamic
  • Posterior Periventricular Nucleus
  • Premammillary Nucleus
  • Supramammillary Commissure
  • Supramammillary Nucleus
  • Commissure, Supramammillary
  • Commissures, Supramammillary
  • Nucleus, Posterior Periventricular
  • Nucleus, Premammillary
  • Nucleus, Supramammillary
  • Periventricular Nucleus, Posterior
  • Supramammillary Commissures

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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diseases: coordinate IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM)

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History Note

91(75); was see under HYPOTHALAMUS 1975-90

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  1. A08w.186w.211w.180w.497w.362
  2. A08w.186w.211w.200w.317w.357w.362

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Posterior Hypothalamus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007034. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007034
  2. Posterior Hypothalamus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66558199