Espiral AtlasPreoptic, anterior and posterior nuclei of the hypothalamus
nuclei preoptici, anteriores et posteriores
The preoptic area lies in front, in the chiasmatic region, next to the optic chiasm and the third ventricle. The anterior nucleus comes just behind it. The posterior nucleus lies in the mammillary region, near the mammillary bodies.
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