Preferred Label : medial eminence of fourth ventricle;
RADLEX synonyms : medial eminence of floor of fourth ventricle; medial eminence;
Definition : Raised area at the infundibular region of the hypothalamus at the floor of the brain,
ventral to the third ventricle and adjacent to the arcuate nucleus. It contains the
terminals of hypothalamic neurons and the capillary network of hypophyseal portal
system, thus serving as a neuroendocrine link between the brain and the pituitary
gland. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0025056;
Origin ID : RID7151;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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Raised area at the infundibular region of the hypothalamus at the floor of the brain,
ventral to the third ventricle and adjacent to the arcuate nucleus. It contains the
terminals of hypothalamic neurons and the capillary network of hypophyseal portal
system, thus serving as a neuroendocrine link between the brain and the pituitary
gland. [MeSH]
