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Final Review Flashcards

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What is Cushing’s triad and what is it diagnostic of?

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Slow heart rate, high blood pressure, and irregular breathing. Diagnostic of high ICP

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Why do subregions of the POA differ in size?

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They are sexually dimorphic, and they influence reproductive behaviors / reproductive hormones differentially in males and females

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What does the VM hypothalamus control, other than feeding?

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Subregions will control sexual receptivity and mating behaviors by expressing progesterone receptors. Ablation of these areas will lead to sexual disinterest in both males and females

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What relays information about blood volume to the hypothalamus?

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NTS (caudal part) and RF (reticular formation), due to baroreceptors in heart and great vessels

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What parts of the hypothalamus regulate SANS and PANS?

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SANS - middle / posterior part - includes DM / P nuclei extending backwards in the same area

PANS - anterior - PVN

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