medial zone of hypothalamus
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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
zone — A segment; any encircling or beltlike structure, either external or internal, longitudinal or transverse. SEE ALSO: area, band, region, space, spot. SYN: zona (1) [TA]. [L. zona] … Medical dictionary
Lateral hypothalamus — Infobox Brain Name = Lateral hypothalamus Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Lateral hypothalamus is LT , at right, in yellow. Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = Acronym = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 409… … Wikipedia
Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = nuclei paraventricularis hypothalami GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in this coronal section is indicated by the shaded area. Dots represent vasopressin (AVP) neurons… … Wikipedia
zona medialis hypothalamicae — [TA] medial zone of hypothalamus; a longitudinal division of the hypothalamus, containing part of the preoptic nuclei as well as the anterior, dorsomedial, and ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei … 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
zona — 1. SYN: zone. 2. SYN: herpes zoster. [L. fr. G. zone, a girdle, one of the zones of the sphere] z. arcuata SYN: arcuate zone. z. ciliaris SYN: ciliary zone. z. corona SYN: costal fringe. z. dermatica a rid … Medical dictionary
Glomerulus (olfaction) — This article is about the structure in the olfactory bulb. For the structure in the kidney, see Glomerulus. Glomerulus (olfaction) Coronal section of olfactory bulb … Wikipedia
Anterior olfactory nucleus — Brain: Anterior olfactory nucleus Human brainstem anterior view (Anterior olfactory nucleus is not labeled, but region is visible at center top, approximately between the 2 and the 3 .) Latin … Wikipedia
Olfactory receptor neuron — Neuron: Olfactory receptor neuron Labels in German. Zellen = cell , riech = smell , Riechnerv = olfactory nerve, cillien = cilia … Wikipedia
