Hypothalamus

Hypothalamus
Definition:
The hypothalamus is an area of the brain that produces hormones that regulate thirst, hunger, body temperature, sleep, moods, sex drive, and the release of hormones from various glands.
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HYPOTHALAMUS
The hypothalamus is located in the brain, near the optic chiasm.
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Hypothalamus Hormone Production
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HypothalamusA part of the forebrain that controls heartbeat, body temperature, thirst, hunger, body temperature and pressure, blood sugar levels, and other functions.
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hypothalamus
The portion of the brain responsible for temperature regulation and control of the pituitary gland.
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Hypothalamus
The part of the brain that controls the endocrine system.
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hypothalamus (hye-po-THAL-uh-mus)
The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
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The hypothalamus, an area at the base of your brain that acts as your body's master control center, sends the signal for your reproductive cycle.
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The hypothalamus is located in the brain. It produces hormones that control the other structures in the endocrine system. The amount of these regulating hormones stays about the same, but the response by the endocrine organs can change with aging.
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The hypothalamus where CRH is produced is an area of the brain that also controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.
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The hypothalamus makes antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which directs the kidneys to make less urine.
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Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland, which is in turn controlled by an area (the suprachiasmatic nuclei) of the hypothalamus; the hypothalamus, among other things, performs a clocklike function in the body.
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The cycle is regulated by the portion of the brain called the hypothalamus, which also controls body temperature, appetite and blood pressure.
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Hormone production by the adrenal glands is controlled by the brain's hypothalamus and in the pituitary gland below the brain.
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Production of thyroid hormones: The process of hormone synthesis begins in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus releases thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH).
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At the time of puberty, hormone production by the hypothalamus and pituitary glands (two organs within the brain) increases markedly.
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The FSH and testosterone levels are both lower than normal if a man's pituitary gland is not making enough hormones or if the hypothalamus (another part of the brain's hormone-regulating system) is not working normally.
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LH RESPONSE TO GNRH - This test measures the level of luteinizing hormone in the blood after an injection of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GNRH), normally produced in the hypothalamus.
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Both these changes indicate that the problem involves the pituitary, hypothalamus or both. Special imaging tests (CT or MRI scans) are performed to detect tumors in the pituitary, hypothalamus, liver, ovary or testes.
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the cherry-size hypothalamus controls heart beat, body temperature, thirst, appetite and aspects of the nervous system
the pea-sized pituitary gland produces hormones that govern growth, sexual development and many other processes ...
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TRH, a hormone produced in the hypothalamus, stimulates the pituitary gland to release TSH. TSH subsequently stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone, T3 and T4.
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Research has associated chronic fatigue with inflammation of the central nervous system (5) an overactive immune system (6) and a disturbance of the hypothalamus gland which lies at the base of the brain and controls the body's hormone related ...
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Diencephalic astrocytomas (central tumors involving the chiasm, hypothalamus, and/or thalamus) that are generally low grade (including astrocytomas, grade 1 [pilocytic] or grade 2).
Germ cell tumors (germinomas or nongerminomatous).
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Obesity can be involved with hormonal imbalances in the hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, adrenals, or pancreas.
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The first is known as cranial DI and occurs because there's not enough ADH. It may develop as a result of a tumour in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland; following infection, radiotherapy, or surgery to the gland; or following a head injury.
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH): A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after being made nearby (in the hypothalamus).
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it increases water and electrolyte secretion from the pancreas and gut
it stimulates the release of hormones from the pancreas, gut, and hypothalamus
it stimulates breakdown of fat and glycogen
it stimulates bile flow ...
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sexual and reproductive disturbances. Stress can lead to decreased sexual desire and erectile dysfunction, and may affect fertility. Stress hormones have on impact on the hypothalamus gland, which makes reproductive hormones.
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