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1. a. preoptica. 2. a. hypothalamica rostralis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Preoptic area — Brain: Preoptic area Preoptic area is PO , at left, in blue. Latin Area praeoptica NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Preoptic nucleus — can refer to: * Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus * Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus * Preoptic area … Wikipedia
preoptic region — n PREOPTIC AREA * * * 1. area hypothalamica rostralis. 2. area preoptica … Medical dictionary
preoptic nucleus — n any of several groups of nerve cells located in the preoptic area esp. in the lateral and the medial portions … Medical dictionary
area preoptica — [TA] preoptic area: several groups of cells in the median plane immediately below the rostral commissure of the telencephalon that are functionally related to the hypothalamus; called also preoptic region … 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
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… … Medical dictionary
Sexually dimorphic nucleus — (SDN) is a cluster of cells located in the preoptic area of hypothalamus of the brain that is believed to be related to sexual behavior in animals. The volume of SDN is significantly larger (about twice) in males than in females, caused mainly by … Wikipedia
Hypothalamus — Brain: Hypothalamus Location of the human hypothalamus … Wikipedia
List of regions in the human brain — Anatomical regions of the brain are listed vertically, following hierarchies that are standard in neuroanatomy. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in parentheses where appropriate.Functional and connective… … Wikipedia
