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What is the normal body temperature regulated by the hypothalamus?
What is the normal body temperature regulated by the hypothalamus?
Which part of the hypothalamus is responsible for stimulating an immediate decrease in the desire to drink water?
Which part of the hypothalamus is responsible for stimulating an immediate decrease in the desire to drink water?
What is the primary function of vasopressin (ADH) in osmoregulation?
What is the primary function of vasopressin (ADH) in osmoregulation?
Which hormone, produced by the stomach, stimulates feeding behavior and energy storage?
Which hormone, produced by the stomach, stimulates feeding behavior and energy storage?
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What is the result of bilateral lesions in the ventromedial tuberal hypothalamus?
What is the result of bilateral lesions in the ventromedial tuberal hypothalamus?
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Which part of the brain is involved in emotion and behavior regulation, along with the hypothalamus and limbic system?
Which part of the brain is involved in emotion and behavior regulation, along with the hypothalamus and limbic system?
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What is the primary function of the medial preoptic nucleus in thermoregulation?
What is the primary function of the medial preoptic nucleus in thermoregulation?
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What is the result of bilateral lesions in the lateral hypothalamus?
What is the result of bilateral lesions in the lateral hypothalamus?
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What is the result of a lesion of the supraoptic nucleus or interruption of the nervous pathway to neurohypophysis?
What is the result of a lesion of the supraoptic nucleus or interruption of the nervous pathway to neurohypophysis?
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Which of the following is NOT a result of hypothalamic lesions?
Which of the following is NOT a result of hypothalamic lesions?
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What is the cause of hypogonadism in patients with hypothalamic lesions?
What is the cause of hypogonadism in patients with hypothalamic lesions?
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What is the characteristic of patients with hypothalamic lesions that result in hyperthermia?
What is the characteristic of patients with hypothalamic lesions that result in hyperthermia?
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What is the result of damage to the hypophysis?
What is the result of damage to the hypophysis?
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Which of the following is a result of hypothalamic lesions that occur after puberty?
Which of the following is a result of hypothalamic lesions that occur after puberty?
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What is the origin of the superior hypophyseal artery that forms the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
What is the origin of the superior hypophyseal artery that forms the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
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What is the cause of sexual retardation or precocity?
What is the cause of sexual retardation or precocity?
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What is the result of hypothalamic lesions that affect the emotional system?
What is the result of hypothalamic lesions that affect the emotional system?
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What is the function of the tufts of capillaries in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
What is the function of the tufts of capillaries in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
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Where are the hormones released by exocytosis in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
Where are the hormones released by exocytosis in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
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What is the main function of the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
What is the main function of the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
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What is the destination of the long and short descending vessels in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
What is the destination of the long and short descending vessels in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
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What type of blood vessels are present in the hypophyseal portal system?
What type of blood vessels are present in the hypophyseal portal system?
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Which hormones are released at the posterior pituitary in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
Which hormones are released at the posterior pituitary in the hypothalamohypophyseal tract?
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What is the primary function of the hypophyseal portal system?
What is the primary function of the hypophyseal portal system?
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Which nucleus of the amygdala is indirectly connected to the basolateral amygdala?
Which nucleus of the amygdala is indirectly connected to the basolateral amygdala?
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Which part of the brainstem is connected to the amygdala through the stria terminalis and ventral amygdalofugal pathway?
Which part of the brainstem is connected to the amygdala through the stria terminalis and ventral amygdalofugal pathway?
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What is the function of the corticomedial amygdala in relation to the autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic neurons?
What is the function of the corticomedial amygdala in relation to the autonomic nervous system and hypothalamic neurons?
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Which of the following structures do the fibers from the corticomedial amygdala project to?
Which of the following structures do the fibers from the corticomedial amygdala project to?
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What is the basolateral amygdala reciprocally connected to?
What is the basolateral amygdala reciprocally connected to?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the corticomedial amygdala?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the corticomedial amygdala?
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What is the function of the stria terminalis and ventral amygdalofugal pathway?
What is the function of the stria terminalis and ventral amygdalofugal pathway?
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Which part of the amygdala sends afferent and efferent fibers?
Which part of the amygdala sends afferent and efferent fibers?
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Which structure is the primary output source of the hippocampus?
Which structure is the primary output source of the hippocampus?
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What is the primary function of the entorhinal cortex?
What is the primary function of the entorhinal cortex?
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Which pathway connects the hippocampus to the temporal neocortex?
Which pathway connects the hippocampus to the temporal neocortex?
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What is the role of the dentate gyrus in the hippocampal formation?
What is the role of the dentate gyrus in the hippocampal formation?
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Which brain region is reciprocally connected to the hippocampal formation via the fornix?
Which brain region is reciprocally connected to the hippocampal formation via the fornix?
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What is the main function of the hippocampal formation?
What is the main function of the hippocampal formation?
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Which of the following structures is NOT directly connected to the hippocampal formation?
Which of the following structures is NOT directly connected to the hippocampal formation?
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What is the term for the cognitive representation of one's position in space and time?
What is the term for the cognitive representation of one's position in space and time?
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Which pathway connects the hippocampus to the thalamus?
Which pathway connects the hippocampus to the thalamus?
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What is the term for the fibers that project from the hippocampus to the subiculum?
What is the term for the fibers that project from the hippocampus to the subiculum?
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