hypothalamic region posterior
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region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
Posterior nucleus (hypothalamus) — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = nucleus posterior hypothalami GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Posterior nucleus is PN , at right, in red. Caption2 = IsPartOf = Hypothalamus Components = Artery = Vein = Acronym = BrainInfoType = hier… … Wikipedia
Posterior pituitary — Pituitary gland. Posterior pituitary is in blue. Pars nervosa and infundibular stalk are not labeled, but pars nervosa is at bottom and infundibular stalk is at top.) … Wikipedia
area hypothalamica posterior — [TA] posterior hypothalamic area: the most posterior part of the hypothalamus, consisting of the lateral and medial nuclei of the mammillary body and the posterior hypothalamic nucleus. Called also posterior hypothalamic region and mammillary… … Medical dictionary
nucleus posterior hypothalami — [TA] posterior nucleus of hypothalamus posterior hypothalamic nucleus: a nucleus of nerve cells in the posterior hypothalamic region, above the lateral and medial nuclei of the mammillary body; it has major brainstem connections via… … Medical dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
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
pituitary gland — Anat. a small, somewhat cherry shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region (anterior pituitary or… … Universalium
area hypothalamica intermedia — [TA] intermediate hypothalamic area: the part of the hypothalamus comprising the lateral hypothalamic region and the following nuclei: arcuate, tuberal, ventromedial hypothalamic, dorsomedial hypothalamic, dorsal hypothalamic, posterior… … Medical dictionary
Dopaminergic cell groups — are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that have been demonstrated by histochemical fluorescence to contain the neurotransmitter dopamine.[1] Eleven discrete dopaminergic cell groups have been identified.[2][3][4] … Wikipedia
