Term: hypothalamus postero-ventral region
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Name: hypothalamus
Synonyms:
Definition: Multi-tissue structure which is the largest portion of diencephalon and is ventrally located. The hypothalamus arises near the end of the segmentation period and the embryonic hypothalamic region gives rise to the neurohypophysis and other diencephalic nuclei.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000032]
Name: postero-ventral region
Synonyms: posteroventral region
Definition: Anatomical region that overlaps the posterior and ventral regions of a body or body part.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000035]