Term Name: supraoptic crest
Synonyms: olfactory ventricle (olfactory part of lateral ventricle), organum vasculosum, organum vasculosum lamina terminalis, organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis, OVLT, prechiasmatic gland, SoC, vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
Definition: one of the circumventricular organs of the brain. The OVLT is outside the blood brain barrier, and so neurons in this region can respond to factors that are present in the systemic circulation.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002689]

Relationships
is part of: anterior hypothalamic region
is a type of: sensory circumventricular organ