419 YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE HYPOTHALAMUS COLD!!! Everyone has a version because the hypothalamus is SO VITAL!

HERE goes... This is from my neuro teacher and myself! You will be asked to differentiate the anterior and posterior hypothalamus: 1) "So think A for anterior hypothalams is A for autonomic regulation" 2) "If you get spanked on your POSTERIOR, you will get SYMPATHY" [posterior is sympathetic] 3) The SEPTATE nucleus is SEX urges. "They both only start with "S" " 4) The suprachiasmatic nucleus controls the Circadian rhythms. "For this, I think of SUPERMAN (suprachiasmatic) CIRCLING (Circadian) the globe! 5) The ventromedial nucleus controls appetite. So, this one is easy..I think "I am VeryMuch Hungry" V-Ventro, M-Medial 6) You know Oxytocin and ADH comes from Neurohypophysis from college biology, so no student ever asked me for a mnemonic but you can remember the name NOAh for association. 7) The Supraoptic nucleus controls thirst. So I think that Supra Optic sounds like Super Openorange juice, which makes me thirsty. _________________ 420 YOU HAVE TO PICK IN A DIAGRAM THE LESION IN THE BASAL GANGLIA 1) OF HUNTINGTON'S 2) Parkinson's 3) Hemiballismus 4) Wilson's A1) If you HUNT, you must shoot STRIat (straight) = Striatum A2) Lesion in compacta nigra (I Parked a Compact Car) A3) Subthalamas A4) Wilson's = He Wil (Wilson's) go STRaight (Striatum) around the Globe (Globus Pallidus)

Huntington's Disease: A coronal section through a brain in a case of Huntington's disease reveals dilatation of the lateral ventricles due to degeneration and shrinkage of the caudate nucleus. Histologically, there is marked loss of neurons in both the caudate and the putamen.