Hypothalamus
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia article defines the hypothalamus as a part of the diencephalon located below the thalamus and forming the lower wall of the third ventricle. It describes its division into optical and mammillary parts and notes the presence of important autonomic centers.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HYPOTHALAMUS, one of the parts of the diencephalon, lying inferior to the optic thalamus, below the Monro's fissure, which extends from the interventricular foramen to the cerebral aqueduct; the hypothalamus forms the lower wall of the third ventricle; it is subdivided into the optical part (terminal lamina, optic tract, optic chiasm, tuber cinereum + infundibulum + hypophysis) and the mammillary part (mammillary bodies). A number of important autonomic centers lie in this region (see Subthalamic region).
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“Hypothalamus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hypothalamus/