The Hypothalamic Nuclei

Region	Area	Nucleus	Function
Anterior	Medial	Preoptic nucleus	Thermoregulation/Heat loss centre
		Supraoptic nucleus (SO)	vasopressin (ADH) release
		Paraventricular nucleus (PV)	CRHreleaseOxytocinand to a lesser extentantidiuretic hormone
		Anterior hypothalamic nucleus(AH)	Thermoregulation/Heat loss centre (set point comparison) Heat loss if core temp > set point
		Suprachiasmatic nucleus	Circadian rhythms
		Part of supraoptic nucleus (SO)	vasopressin release release
Tuberal	Medial	Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DM)	Blood Pressure Heart Rate GIstimulation
		Ventromedial nucleus (VM)	satiety centre (controls eating)lesion causes voracious appetite
		Arcuate nucleus (AR)/ Infundibular nucleus/ Periventricular nucleus	Endocrine function (releasing hormones) - controls Adenohypophysis
	Lateral	Lateral hypothalamic area	Feeding centre (thirst and hunger)- lesion causes anorexia
Posterior	Medial	Mammillary nuclei (part of mammillary bodies) (MB)	memory feeding reflex
		Posterior nucleus (PN)	Increase blood pressure Pupillary dilation Thermoregulation (generates shivering, if core temp <set point)