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Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei

By @rev.med

#Hypothalamus #Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology #neuroanatomy
Hypothalamus Anatomy ... and Hypothalamic ... By @rev.med #Hypothalamus
Hypothalamic releasing hormones and the pituitary trophic hormones. 

#Hypothalamic #Pituitary #Hormones #Release #Trophic #Anterior #Hypothalamus #Endocrinology
Hypothalamic releasing ... #Hypothalamic #Pituitary ... Trophic #Anterior #Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
Hypothalamus Anatomy ... and Hypothalamic ... Nuclei • Anterior hypothalamic ... Dorsal & lateral hypothalamic ... By @rev.med #Hypothalamus
Overview of hypothalamus and pituitary hormones and their regulation.

#hypothalamus #pituitary #endocrinology #Hormones #diagnosis #algorithm
Overview of hypothalamus ... #hypothalamus #pituitary
Limbic system
Medial/rostral hypothalamus
Lateral hypothalamus
Hypothalamic neurosecretion
ADH
Autonomic centers
Signal generator
CRH
Negative feedback
Sympathetic nervous system
Anterior pituitary
ACTH
Adrenal medulla
Adrenal cortex
#Cortisol
#Epinephrine (norepinephrine)
Response to signal
Medial/rostral hypothalamus ... Lateral hypothalamus ... Hypothalamic neurosecretion
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis
Estrogen, when released:
 • Negatively feeds back on the hypothalamus and
Physiology: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian ... feeds back on the hypothalamus ... feeds back on the hypothalamus
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
disorder is in the hypothalamus ... CRH (from the hypothalamus ... the result of a hypothalamic
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Regulated in the hypothalamic ... decrease the elevated hypothalamic ... Not regulated by hypothalamic
Causes of Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Amenorrhea - No onset of menarche
• Central - Hypothalamic ... - High FSH • Hypothalamic
Weight Gain / Obesity  - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Expenditure:
 • Sedentary Lifestyle
 • Smoking Cessation
Deficiency • Hypothalamic ... Tube Feeding • Hypothalamic