Hypothalamus Disorders: Anatomy, Function, Treatment

hypothalamus 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

The hypothalamus controls both lobes of the pituitary gland via a vascular link with the anterior pituitary and a neural projection to the hypothalamus The hypothalamus plays a vital role in endocrine regulation as the primary regulator of the pituitary Pituitary A small, unpaired gland situated in the sella