ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus medial preoptic nucleus mammillary body nucleus of brain anterior nucleus of hypothalamus posterior nucleus of hypothalamus PH FMA:62350 MBA:946 posterior nucleus SCTID:362385002 nucleus posterior hypothalami area hypothalamica posterior area posterior hypothalami UMLS:C0228385 BAMS:PH posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus BIRNLEX:1463 The posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus is one of the many nuclei that make up the hypothalamic region of the brain. Its function is thermoregulation (heating) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hypothermia. DHBA:10503 BAMS:HPA Wikipedia:Posterior_nucleus_of_hypothalamus EV:0100235 BM:Die-Hy-HPA nucleus hypothalamicus posterior BTO:0002461 uberon posterior hypothalamic nucleus neuronames:420 posterior hypothalamic area UBERON:0002706 HBA:12910