Front Matter

Sagittal

plane

Intermediate mass

of thalamus

Dorsomedial

nucleus

Posterior

hypothalamic

nucleus

Ventromedial

nucleus

Mammillary

body

Arcuate

nucleus

Infundibulum

Pituitary gland

Optic chiasm

Corpus callosum

Paraventricular

nucleus

Lateral preoptic

nucleus

Medial preoptic

nucleus

Anterior

hypothalamic

nucleus

Suprachiasmatic

nucleus

Mammillary region

Key:

Tuberal region

Supraoptic region

Preoptic region

Supraoptic

nucleus

Optic (II) nerve

Figure 7.12 Important areas of the hypothalamus that are different in size and neuronal numbers between male and
females. Source: http://what‐when‐how.com/wp‐content/uploads/2012/04/tmp15F20_thumb2.jpg.