Hypothalamus, Anterior
Synonyms
Anterior Hypothalamic Commissure
Anterior Hypothalamic Commissures
Anterior Hypothalamic Decussation of Ganser
Anterior Hypothalamus
Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus
Commissure, Anterior Hypothalamic
Commissures, Anterior Hypothalamic
Hypothalamic Commissure, Anterior
Hypothalamic Commissures, Anterior
Hypothalamus, Supraoptic
Nucleus, Anteroventral Periventricular
Periventricular Nucleus, Anteroventral
Supraoptic Hypothalamus
The front portion of the HYPOTHALAMUS separated into the preoptic region and the supraoptic region. The preoptic region is made up of the periventricular GRAY MATTER of the rostral portion of the THIRD VENTRICLE and contains the preoptic ventricular nucleus and the medial preoptic nucleus. The supraoptic region contains the PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS, the ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, and the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS.