The Endocrine System: Hypothalamus and Pituitary

hypothalamus  The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, important aspects of parenting and maternal attachment behaviours, thirst, fatigue, sleep, circadian rhythms Hypothalamus je část mozku, která je uložena přibližně mezi ušima Nachází se přímo nad hypofýzou Uvolňuje hormony, které spouštějí a pozastavují uvolňování

The hypothalamus is a bilateral collection of nuclei divided into three zones surrounding the third ventricle and the mammillary bodies Generally, the  : Hormones of the Hypothalamus · Thyrotropin-releasing hormone · Gonadotropin-releasing hormone · Growth hormone-releasing

The hypothalamus links the nervous and endocrine systems by way of the pituitary gland Its function is to secrete releasing hormones and The hypothalamus has the greatest concentration of nuclei at which set points are encoded, monitored and controlled, and so can be considered as the key brain