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What thalamus nucleus projects to somatosensory ctx?
VLP
Where does mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus project?
Prefrontal ctx
What symptoms would a pt get if they had a lesion/tumor in anterior region of hypothalamus?
Vision problems
Tropic Hormones
(Anterior Pituitary)
Prolactin, Gonadotropic Hormones (FSH AND LH), Thyroid-stimulating hormone, ACTH, Growth Hormone.
Posterior Pituitary Hormones
Oxytocin, Vasopressin
Hypothalamus Inputs
Four types:
1. Hippocampus
2. Amygdala
3. Brainstem and SC (Dorsolateral fasciculus, Median forebrain bundle)
4. Cortex (ventral striatum, septal nuclei, retina, orbital ctx)
Hypothalamus Outputs
Five Outputs:
1. Brainstem and Spinal Cord
2. Amygdala
3. Mammillothalamic Tract and Anterior Nucleus
4. Adenohypophysis and Neurohypophysis
5. Septal Nuclei and Widespread Cortical Areas
What divides the hypothalamus into medial and lateral regions?
The fornix
Where does the fornix start?
In hippocampus
Where does the fornix start?
In hippocampus
What is the biggest part of the hypothalamus?
Lateral
Preoptic Portion
Midsagittal View
Supraoptic, suprachiasmatic, and paraventricular nuclei
Preoptic Portion
Midsagittal View
Supraoptic, suprachiasmatic, and paraventricular nuclei
Tuberal Portion
Midsagittal View
Ventromedial, dorsomedial, arcuate nuclei, median eminence
Preoptic Portion
Midsagittal View
Supraoptic, suprachiasmatic, and paraventricular nuclei
Tuberal Portion
Midsagittal View
Ventromedial, dorsomedial, arcuate nuclei, median eminence
Mammillary Portion
Midsagittal View
Posterior nucleus and several mammillary nuclei
Lateral Group of Hypothalamus
Coronal View
Lateral, supraoptic, paraventricular, periventricular, ventromedial
Lateral Group of Hypothalamus
Coronal View
Lateral, supraoptic, paraventricular, periventricular, ventromedial
Medial Group of the Hypothalamus
Coronal View
Arcuate, dorsomedial, ventromedial, mammillary bodies, preoptic
Functions of the Hypothalamus
Autonomic nervous system regulation, hormone production/regulation, circadian rhythm regulation, limbic system interaction, survival: temp regulation and feeding
Anterior area of the hypothalamus projects to brainstem ______ nuclei.
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Posterior are of the hypothalamus influences _____ through projections to lateral horn (interomediolateral cell column)
Sympathetic Nervous System
Which nuclei produce oxytocin and vasopressin? And where is it transported to?
Supraoptic and Paraventricular Nuclei

Transported to posterior pituitary then released to circulation
Circadian Rhythm Regulation
Inputs from retina to suprachiasmatic nucleus then to pineal glad.
Melatonin
Habenular Nuclei
Connect to the limbic system
Massa Intermedia
Two thalami are joined across the slit of the 3rd ventricle
Where do climbing fibers originate from?
The inferior olive
What are the three layers of cerebellum?
1. Molecular layer
2. Purkinje cell layer
3. Granule cell layer
Where do peduncles are carry info to?
Climbing fibers (inferior olive)
And mossy fibers (everyone else)
What type of cells are the output of cerebellum cortex?
Purkinje Cells
What are the two inputs to cerebellum cortex?
Climbing fibers and mossy fibers
______ excite purkinje cells.
Climbing fibers
______ excite granule cells.
Mossy fibers
Granule cells excite ________.
Purkinje cells
Temperature Regulation
Which nucleus conserves heat?
Which ANS?
Posterior nucleus -- chills
Sympathetic Nervous System
Temperature Regulation
Which nucleus dissipates heat?
Which ANS?
Anterior Nucleus
Parasympathetic
Feeding
Which nucleus induces eating?
Lateral Nucleus
Feeding
Which nucleus inhibits eating?
Ventromedial
Feeding
Which nucleus integrates eating? (Eat or not?)
Paraventricular Nucleus
What part of the hypothalamus mediates heat loss?
Anterior Hypothalamus (Preoptic Area) -- The AC
Lesion to the anterior hypothalamus leads to?
Sxs?
Hyperthermia

Dilate skin BV, Panting, Suppress shivering
Lesion to the posterior hypothalamus will lead to?
Sxs?
Hypothermia if in the cold

Shivering
Constrict BV in skin
Activate thyroid
Pineal Gland
Synthesizes melatonin, controls sleep/wake cycle, regulates onset of puberty
Circadian Rhythm Regulation
Inputs from retina to suprachiasmatic nucleus then to pineal glad.
Melatonin
Habenular Nuclei
Connect to the limbic system
Massa Intermedia
Two thalami are joined across the slit of the 3rd ventricle
Where do climbing fibers originate from?
The inferior olive
What are the three layers of cerebellum?
1. Molecular layer
2. Purkinje cell layer
3. Granule cell layer
Where do peduncles are carry info to?
Climbing fibers (inferior olive)
And mossy fibers (everyone else)
What type of cells are the output of cerebellum cortex?
Purkinje Cells
What are the two inputs to cerebellum cortex?
Climbing fibers and mossy fibers
______ excite purkinje cells.
Climbing fibers
______ excite granule cells.
Mossy fibers
Granule cells excite ________.
Purkinje cells
Temperature Regulation
Which nucleus conserves heat?
Which ANS?
Posterior nucleus -- chills
Sympathetic Nervous System
Purkinje cells tonicly ______ cerebellar nuclei.
Inhibit
Temperature Regulation
Which nucleus dissipates heat?
Which ANS?
Anterior Nucleus
Parasympathetic
Feeding
Which nucleus induces eating?
Lateral Nucleus
Feeding
Which nucleus inhibits eating?
Ventromedial
Feeding
Which nucleus integrates eating? (Eat or not?)
Paraventricular Nucleus
What part of the hypothalamus mediates heat loss?
Anterior Hypothalamus (Preoptic Area) -- The AC
Lesion to the anterior hypothalamus leads to?
Sxs?
Hyperthermia

Dilate skin BV, Panting, Suppress shivering
Lesion to the posterior hypothalamus will lead to?
Sxs?
Hypothermia if in the cold

Shivering
Constrict BV in skin
Activate thyroid
Pineal Gland
Synthesizes melatonin, controls sleep/wake cycle, regulates onset of puberty
Flocculonodular lobe regulates _____ and ____.
Balance
Eye movement
Flocculonodular lobe receives vestibular input from ____.
Semicircular canals and vestibular nuclei.
Flocculonodular lobe receives visual input from ____.
Superior colliculi and visual cortex.
What would happen with FNL lesion?
Disturbance of eye tracking, balance and gait.
What region of cerebellum coordinates limb movements? (Proximal muscles)
Paravermal Region
______ region of cerebellum uses propioceptive input to predict future position of a body part during movement.
Paravermal
Paravermal region receives propioceptive input from ____.
SC, trigeminal nerve, visual and auditory systems.
_______ cerebellum helps plan movement.
Lateral
Lateral cerebellum receives input from ______ via ______.
Cerebral Cortex
Pontine nuclei
Lateral cerebellum receives input from ______ via ______.
Cerebral Cortex
Pontine nuclei
True or False:
MCP has 20xs more fibers than the corticospinal Tracy.
True
Lateral cerebellum receives input from ______ via ______.
Cerebral Cortex
Pontine nuclei
True or False:
MCP has 20xs more fibers than the corticospinal Tracy.
True
Lateral cerebellum sends fibers to ______ (connected to premotor and primary motor cortex) and to _____ (via inferior olivary nucleus, which links back to cerebellar hemispheres)
Ventrolateral Thalamus
Red Nucleus
Posterior Lobe Syndrome
-Intention tremor
-Dysmetria (awkward movement)
-Dysdiadochokinesia (can't alternate movement)
-Scanning speech (slow separation of syllables)
Anterior Lobe Syndrome
- Ataxia involving lower limbs
- Alcoholic degeneration of Purkinje cells