area hypothalamica rostralis

area hypothalamica rostralis: [TA] anterior hypothalamic area: the most anterior part of the hypothalamus, lying adjacent to the lamina terminalis and superior to the optic chiasm, and comprising the lateral and medial preoptic nuclei, the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei, and the anterior hypothalamic nucleus; called also preoptic a. or region, anterior hypothalamic region, and chiasmatic region.

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area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
hypothalamic area anterior — a. hypothalamica rostralis … Medical dictionary
preoptic area — n a region of the brain that is situated immediately below the anterior commissure, above the optic chiasma, and anterior to the hypothalamus although it is not clearly demarcated from the hypothalamus and that regulates certain autonomic… … Medical dictionary
chiasmatic region — area hypothalamica rostralis … Medical dictionary
hypothalamic region anterior — area hypothalamica rostralis … Medical dictionary
Hypothalamus — The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst. * * * The ventral and medial region of the diencephalon forming the walls of the ventral half of the third ventricle; it is delineated from the thalamus by the hypothalamic … Medical dictionary
preoptic region — n PREOPTIC AREA * * * 1. area hypothalamica rostralis. 2. area preoptica … Medical dictionary

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