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Posterior lobe of pituitary right


Abbreviation
PPit
Color       
Superior regionsPituitary gland

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Pituitary gland neural lobe  
Posterior pituitary  
Neurohypophyse Ger
Neurohypophysis Eng
Posterior pituitary lobePLEng
Posterior pituitary lobe Eng
Posterior lobe of pituitaryPPitEng

SubregionsSide
Posterior lobe of pituitary peripheral partright
Lateral region of the posterior lobe of pituitaryright
Rostral part of the posterior lobe of pituitaryright

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Nucleus of the medial forebrain bundlecontraNmfb-0.5
Dorsolateral hypothalamuscontraDLH-0.5
Nucleus circulariscontraNC-0.5
Anterior fornical nucleuscontraAFN-0.5
Anterior commissural nucleuscontraACOS-0.5
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiDT-0.5
Nucleus of the medial forebrain bundleipsiNmfb0.5
Solitary tractipsisol-2
Medial eminence internal layeripsiMEI-2
Median eminenceipsiME-0.5
Median eminence external layeripsiMEeL-0.5
Preoptic regionipsiPREO1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO-0.5
Lateral preoptic area medial borderipsiLPOmb1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA-0.5
Medial preoptic area dorsal partipsiMPAD1
Medial preoptic area ventral partipsiMPAV1
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO1
Median preoptic nucleusipsiMnPO1
Vascular organ of the lamina terminalisipsiVOLT-0.5
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy1
Peri supraoptic nucleus retinal terminal field [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiSOperi-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Dorsolateral hypothalamusipsiDLH-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx3
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone tuberal level]ipsiLHtu-0.5
Magnocellular nucleus of the lateral hypothalamusipsiMCLH-0.5
Posterolateral hypothalamusipsiPLHY-0.5
Lateral zone at level of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus magnocellular division anterior magnocellular partipsiLHApaama3
Lateral zone at level of the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular divsion posterior partipsiLHApamagp3
Lateral zone between PaAMa and PaMagPipsiLHAbPP1
Lateral zone lateralmost partipsiLHALM-0.5
Medial division of the hypothalamus cell clusters around blood vesselsipsiMdHccabv-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA3
Anterior hypothalamic area central partipsiAHAC0
Anterior hypothalamic area lateral partipsiAHAl-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic area lateral part around blood vesselsipsiAHAlab-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic area ventral partipsiAHAve1
Anterior hypothalamic area around blood vesselsipsiAHAabv-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic area dorsomedial partipsiAHAdm1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus ventral partipsiAHnv-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM3
Nucleus circularisipsiNC0.5
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH0
Anterior periventricular nucleusipsiPeA-0.5
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc1
Arcuate nucleus rostral two thirdsipsiArcRtt-0.5
Arcuate nucleus ventrolateral partipsiArcVL-0.5
Arcuate nucleus dorsomedial partipsiArcdm-0.5
Nucleus paraventricularis [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPAR-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus lateral partipsiPaLa3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus posterior part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPo1
Nucleus paraventricularis parvocellular partipsiPaPaP-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvicellular part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPc-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvicellular part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaMP-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvicellular division dorsal partipsiPaPcD1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus lateral parvocellular part lateral tipipsiLPPaLt1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus anterior parvicellular part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaAP1
Nucleus paraventricularis parvocellular part median partipsiPaPaPMe-0.5
Nucleus paraventricularis magnocellular partipsiPaMa-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus magnocellular division anterior magnocellular partipsiPaAMa3
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus band of magnocellular division anterior magnocellular partipsiPaAMab3
Caudal part of the anterior magnocellular paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamusipsiPaAMac1
Ventromedian part of the anterior magnocellular part paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamusipsiPaAMavm1
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus magnocellular division medial magnocellular partipsiPaAMm3
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus magnocellular division posterior magnocellular partipsiPaAMp3
Anterior magnocellular subdivision of the paraventricular nucleusipsiPaAMC1
Caudal part of the anterior magnocellular subdivision of the paraventricular nucleusipsiPaAMCc1
Ventromedial part of the anterior magnocellular subdivision of the paraventricular nucleusipsiPaAMCvm1
Ventral to lateral part of the anterior magnocellular subdivision of the paraventricular nucleusipsiPaAMCvL-0.5
Rostrocaudally between anterior and medial magnocellular paraventricular nucleiipsiPaMarc1
Anterior fornical nucleusipsiAFN3
Anterior fornical nucleus magnocellular cellsipsiAFNmcc-0.5
Anterior fornical nucleus dorsal part cell clusters around blood vesselsipsiAFNDabv1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular divisionipsiPaMag4
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division posterior part anteroventromedial partipsiPaMagPavm3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division posterior part posterodorsolateral partipsiPaMagPpdL3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division posterior part anteroventral poleipsiPaMagPavp1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division anterodorsomedial part of the posterior partipsiPaMagPadm-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division ventrodetailomedial part of the posterior partipsiPaMagPvdm-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular lateral partipsiPaMagL-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division medial partipsiPaMagM-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular divisionipsiPavPo3
Paraventricular nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiPaMep1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus periventricular partipsiPapv-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus dorsal partipsiPaDo-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus medial partipsiPame3
Paraventricular nucleus posterior partipsiPaPos-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial capipsiPadmc1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial part mid-to-posterior portionipsiPaDoMP3
Dorsolateral paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPaDL-0.5
Posterior fornical nucleusipsiPFN1
Posterior fornical nucleus magnocellular cellsipsiPFNmc-0.5
Posterior fornical nucleus medial groupipsiPFNme-0.5
Posterior fornical nucleus lateral groupipsiPFNLg-0.5
Periventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPe2
Caudal periventricular hypothalamic regionipsiPeCa1
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh-0.5
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]ipsiSO4
Accessory supraoptic groupipsiASG-0.5
Nucleus properipsiSOnP-0.5
Supraoptic nucleus dorsal partipsiSOd4
Supraoptic nucleus retrochiasmatic partipsiSOR4
Subependymal periventricular zoneipsiPVZse-0.5
Subependymal periventricular zone dorsal regionipsiPVZseD3
Subependymal periventricular zone anteroventral partipsiPVZseav3
Subependymal periventricular zone periventricular area dorsal regionipsiPVZsepvD1
Subependymal periventricular zone periventricular area anteroventral partipsiPVZsepvAV1
Subependymal periventricular zone periventricular area posteroventral regionipsiPVZsepvPV3
Subependymal periventricular zone anterodorsal region subependymal plexusipsiPVZseADsp3
Subependymal periventricular zone anterodorsal region periventricular zoneipsiPVZseADpv1
Subependymal periventricular zone posterodorsal regionipsiPVZsePD-0.5
Subependymal periventricular zone posterodorsal region periventricular zoneipsiPVZsePDpv1
Subependymal periventricular zone anteroventral region periventricular zoneipsiPVZseAVpv1
Subependymal periventricular zone anteroventral region around retrochiasmatic nucleusipsiPVZseAVrch-0.5
Subependymal periventricular zone posteroventral area periventricular zoneipsiPVZsePVpv3
Subependymal periventricular zone posteroventral area subependymallyipsiPVZsePVse1
Magnocellular neurons between the supraoptic nucleus and the paraventricular nucleusipsiMSOPa1
Ventral pericentricular hypothalamusipsiHYPOvperi1
Periventricular groupipsiPEG1
Mammillary bodyipsiCMAM0
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF0
Perifornical nucleus dorsal part cell clusters around blood vesselsipsiPeFDabv1
Retrochiasmatic areaipsiRCh3
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiPVM1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus ventromedial to the medial lateral transition zoneipsiPVmLvm1
Subfornical organipsiSFO1
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD-0.5
Zona incerta rostromedial partipsiZIrm-0.5
Tuber cinereum areaipsiTC0
Optic chiasmipsiox-2
Dorsal edge of the optic chiasmipsioxde1
Optic tractipsiopt-0.5
Medial habenular nucleusipsiMHb0
Lateral wall of the Infundibular recessipsiLWifr-2
Posterior wall of the infundibular recessipsiPWifr-2
Main neurohypophysial tractipsimhpt-2
Internal capsuleipsiic-2
Medial forebrain bundleipsimfb-2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis subinterventricular groupipsiBSTsiv1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis medial dorsal accessory groupipsiBSTmda-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis lateral dorsal accessory groupipsiBSTLda-0.5
Fornixipsif-2
Ventral hippocampal commissureipsivhc0
Anterior commissural nucleusipsiACOS-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus caudal part dorsal zoneipsiLScd0
Lateral septal nucleus most caudal aspectipsiLSmca0
Triangular septal nucleusipsiTS0
Triangular septal nucleus middle partipsiTSmi0
Interventricular foramenipsiIVF1
Ependym around the interventricular foramenipsiIVFe-0.5
Lumbar segments layer 2ipsiLSegL2-0.5
Lumbar segments layer 7ipsiLSegL7-0.5
Lumbar segments layer 10ipsiLSegL10-0.5

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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