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Posterior nucleus of hypothalamus

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Posterior hypothalamic nucleus
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Posterior nucleus is 'PN', at right, in red.
Details
Part ofHypothalamus
Identifiers
Latinnucleus posterior hypothalami
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NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1463
TA98A14.1.08.939
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FMA62350
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus is one of the many nuclei that make up the hypothalamic region of the brain.

Its functions include elevation of blood pressure, pupillary dilation, and shivering or body heat conservation (thermoregulation).[1] Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hypothermia. Descending efferents from the nucleus synapse on the sympathetic neurons of the spinal cord, which exist in the thoracic and lumbar regions in the lateral horns.

References

  1. ^ Fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications. Haines, Duane E., Ard, M. D. (March D.) (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. 2013. ISBN 9781437702941. OCLC 794603152.


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