hypothalamic nuclei Flashcards by Melissa Bremner

Q

body’s master clock

A

suprachiasmatic

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Q

neurons here have an intrinsic rhythm of discharge activity

A

suprachiasmatic

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Q

mainly under control of preoptic, anterior and posterior nuclei

A

temperature

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Q

in the absence of pregnancy or lactation (in sexually mature females), prolactin is constitutively inhibited by what

A

dopamine

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Q

dopamine is tonically secreted by dopaminergic neurons that project from which nucleus

A

arcuate

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Q

leptin most abundant in which

A

arcuate

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Q

receives input from the retina

A

SCN

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