OVERVIEW
Ventromedial: mediates satiety. If it is destroyed it leads to hyperphagia
Lateral: mediates hunger. If it is destroyed it leads to anorexia
Anterior: Mediates heat dissipation: if destroyed it leads to hyperthermia
Posterior: Mediates heat conservation: its destruction leads to hypothermia
Arcuate: secretion of dopamine (inhibits prolactin), growth hormone releasing hormone, and gonadotropin releasing hormone
Paraventricular: ADH, corticotropin-releasing hormone, oxytocin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone secretion
Supraoptic: secretion of ADH and oxytocin
Suprachiasmatic: circadian rhythm regulation and pineal gland function (think jet lag).
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