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===Hypothalamus===

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|q1=Describe the location of the hypothalamus.

==Hypothalamus==

|a1=The hypothalamus is in the ventral diencephalon in the floor of the third ventricle.

 

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|q2=Name the 6 nuclei of the hypothalamus and their individual functions.

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*Paraventricular - Production of Oxytocin and ADH

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*Supraoptic - Production of Oxytocin and ADH

*Suprachiasmatic - Circadian Rhythm and Biological Clock

|<big>Describe the location of the hypothalamus.

*Lateral - Arousal

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*Arcuate - Energy

*The hypothalamus is in the ventral diencephalon in the floor of the third ventricle.

*Mamillary - Wakefulness

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|q3=Name the three things which the hypothalamus detects using ''direct receptors'':

|<big>Name the 6 nuclei of the hypothalamus and their individual functions.

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*'''Paraventricular''' - Production of Oxytocin and ADH

*'''Supraoptic''' - Production of Oxytocin and ADH

*'''Suprachiasmatic''' - Circadian Rhythm and Biological Clock

*'''Lateral''' - Arousal

*'''Arcuate''' - Energy

*'''Mamillary''' - Wakefulness

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|<big>Name the three things which the hypothalamus detects using ''direct receptors'':

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*Termperature

*Termperature

*Osmolarity of the Blood

*Osmolarity of the Blood

*Energy Balance

*Energy Balance

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|q4=List the Hormones synthesised in the hypothalamus

|<big>List the Hormones synthesised in the hypothalamus

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*ADH

*ADH

*Oxytocin

*Oxytocin

*Gonadotrophin Inhibiting Hormone (GnIH)  

*Gonadotrophin Inhibiting Hormone (GnIH)  

*Dopamine (PRL-IH)  

*Dopamine (PRL-IH)  

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|q5=Locate the hypothalamus on this diagram:

|<big>Locate the hypothalamus on this diagram:

|a5=See below

||[[Image:braincrosssection.jpg|center|thumb|250px|'''Canine Brain Cross Section''' Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive]]

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|q6=Describe what is meant by Negative Feedback with respect to the hypothalamus.

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|<big>Describe what is meant by Negative Feedback with respect to the hypothalamus.

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*The hypothalamus releases hormones which cause a response from other organs. The response then ''feeds back'' to the hypothalamus to limit the production of it's original hormone. This is a self-limiting system enabling the hypothalamus to control homeostasis.

*The hypothalamus releases hormones which cause a response from other organs. The response then ''feeds back'' to the hypothalamus to limit the production of it's original hormone. This is a self-limiting system enabling the hypothalamus to control homeostasis.

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[[Image:braincrosssection.jpg|350px|'''Canine Brain Cross Section''' Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive]]