part_of part of part of capable of contributes to morphology of regulation of hormone secretion limbic system diencephalon hypothalamus MA:0000173 BAMS:HY preoptico-hypothalamic region galen:Hypothalamus Wikipedia:Hypothalamus MBA:1097 TAO:0000032 EHDAA2:0000802 EFO:0000107 BIRNLEX:734 NCIT:C12458 MESH:D007031 DHBA:10467 SCTID:264483005 VHOG:0000179 HBA:4540 AAO:0010484 FMA:62008 UBERON:0001898 BAMS:Hy MAT:0000112 BM:Die-Hy MIAA:0000112 ZFA:0000032 EV:0100225 XAO:0004070 BTO:0000614 CALOHA:TS-0469 A specialized brain region of the ventral diencephalon arising near the end of the segmentation period; the embryonic hypothalamic region will give rise to the posterior pituitary gland as well as a number of brain nuclei. [ZFA]. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis).[Wikipedia]. EHDAA:5446 preoptico-hypothalamic area GAID:460 EMAPA:17536 regional part of brain thalamic complex