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hypothalamus
a small area in the center of the brain that is part of diencephalon. It helps produce hormones that regulate heart rate, body temperature, hunger, and the sleep-wake cycle.
Details
- Instance of
- class of anatomical entity
- Part of
- diencephalon, limbic system
- described by source
- Gray's Anatomy (20th edition), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6
- development of anatomical structure
- hypothalamus development
- has use
- hypothalamic hormones
- topic's main category
- Category:Hypothalamus
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