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Which nuclei project axons to the posterior pituitary?
Which nuclei project axons to the posterior pituitary?
- Pituitary and hypothalamic nuclei
- Supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei (correct)
- Hypothalamic and anterior pituitary nuclei
- Paraventricular and suprachiasmatic nuclei
What is the main connection between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary?
What is the main connection between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary?
- Vascular connection (correct)
- Neural connection
- Muscular connection
- Hormonal connection
What is the function of the direct vascular link between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary?
What is the function of the direct vascular link between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary?
- Regulation of blood pressure
- Regulation of body temperature
- Hormone secretion regulation (correct)
- Regulation of heart rate
Where do the sinusoidal portal hypophysial vessels carry blood to?
Where do the sinusoidal portal hypophysial vessels carry blood to?
What characteristic makes the system from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary a true portal system?
What characteristic makes the system from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary a true portal system?
What type of capillaries make up the primary plexus on the ventral surface of the hypothalamus?
What type of capillaries make up the primary plexus on the ventral surface of the hypothalamus?
What is the primary function of the autonomic mechanisms integrated in the hypothalamus?
What is the primary function of the autonomic mechanisms integrated in the hypothalamus?
What is the type of behavior regulated by the unit formed by the hypothalamus and the limbic system?
What is the type of behavior regulated by the unit formed by the hypothalamus and the limbic system?
What is the neural connection between the hypothalamus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
What is the neural connection between the hypothalamus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
What is the embryological origin of the posterior pituitary gland?
What is the embryological origin of the posterior pituitary gland?
What primarily makes up the posterior pituitary?
What primarily makes up the posterior pituitary?
Where do the axons that make up the posterior pituitary originate from?
Where do the axons that make up the posterior pituitary originate from?
