Hypothalamic Nuclei

Symbols:

AC: anterior commissure

PO: preoptic nucleus

SC: suprachiasmatic nucleus

OC: optic chiasma

TC: tuber cinereum

AP: anterior pituitary

IN: infundibulum

PP: posterior pituitary

ME: median eminence

AH: anterior hypothalamic nucleus

SO: supraoptic nucleus

TH: thalamus

PV: paraventricular nucleus (not to be confused with periventricular nucleus, which is not shown)

DM: dorsomedial nucleus

VM: ventromedial nucleus

AR: arcuate nucleus (associated with periventricular nucleus, which is not shown)

LT: lateral nucleus

PN: posterior nucleus

MB: mamillary body

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