L2.3.2: Hypothalamus

• HYPOTHALAMUS

  ● Location: sits directly above the brainstem

  ● Relationship with the ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND

  ○ Hypothalamus produces releasing-hormones and inhibiting-hormones

  ■ These hormones are released into portal circulation which connects hypothalamus to anterior pituitary

  ■ These hormones control the release of anterior pituitary hormones
• HYPOTHALAMUS

  ● Relationship with the POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND

  ○ Hypothalamus makes 2 hormones: oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

  ■ Carried to posterior pituitary via neurosecretory cells for storage

  ■ Released in response to nerve impulses from hypothalamus