Hypothalamus

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Reading list

• Ch10 p360 lesions of hypothalamus¹

Figure 1: “The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), which directs the anterior pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). In turn, ACTH directs the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids, such as cortisol. Glucocorticoids not only perform their respective functions throughout the body but also prevent further stimulating secretions of both the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland”²

Nuclei

Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

Figure 2: Segregation of Visual Field information at the Optic Chiasm³

References

1.

Silbernagl S, Lang F. Color Atlas of Pathophysiology. 3rd ed. Thieme; 2016.

2.

Boundless. Boundless Anatomy and Physiology. Open Education Resource (OER) LibreTexts Project https://university.pressbooks.pub/test456/chapter/overview-of-anatomy-and-physiology/

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Betts JG, Blaker W. Openstax Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. OpenStax; 2022. https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/?Book%20details