Concept information
Preferred term
Hypothalamus, Posterior
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Area Hypothalamica Posterior
- Area Hypothalamica Posteriors
- Hypothalamica Posterior, Area
- Hypothalamica Posteriors, Area
- Hypothalamic Region, Posterior
- Hypothalamic Regions, Posterior
- Hypothalamus Posterior
- Hypothalamus Posteriors
- Mammillary Region
- Mammillary Regions
- Posterior, Area Hypothalamica
- Posterior Hypothalamic Region
- Posterior Hypothalamic Regions
- Posterior Hypothalamus
- Posterior, Hypothalamus
- Posteriors, Area Hypothalamica
- Posteriors, Hypothalamus
- Region, Mammillary
- Region, Posterior Hypothalamic
- Regions, Mammillary
- Regions, Posterior Hypothalamic
Note
- diseases: coordinate IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM)
Scope note
- The part of the hypothalamus posterior to the middle region consisting of several nuclei including the medial maxillary nucleus, lateral mammillary nucleus, and posterior hypothalamic nucleus (posterior hypothalamic area). The posterior hypothalamic area is concerned with control of sympathetic responses and is sensitive to conditions of decreasing temperature and controls the mechanisms for the conservation and increased production of heat.
History note
- 91(75); was see under HYPOTHALAMUS 1975-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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posteriorinen hypotalamus
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007034
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