Medial Preoptic Area
Hierarchy level in atlas is 5: 4 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: MPOAbbreviation
MPO
Species
Rat
Description of part
None provided
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Swanson-1992
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Collator argument
The hierarchy was constructed and adapted according to the information found in the Rat Brain Atlas, Swanson 1992. We have considered three types of brain structures: grisea (neural masses), fiber tracts, and ventricles. The hierarchical tree was constructed by taking into account two criteria: the set of classes and subclasses of the basic cell groups and fiber systems of the rat CNS and the topological positions of structures relative to superstructures.
Reference
Author:
Swanson L.W.
Title of Book:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year:
1992
Pages:
196-212
Edition:
first
Publisher:
Elsevier
- Brain
- Third ventricle
- Interventricular foramen
- Brainstem
- Reticular core
- Raphe nuclei
- Interpeduncular nucleus
- Reticular formation
- Central gray of the brain
- Cerebellum
- Cerebellar peduncles
- Cerebellar cortex
- Deep cerebellar nuclei
- Cerebellar commissure
- Arbor vitae
- Pre-Post Cerebellar nuclei
- Brainstem, Sensory
- Brainstem, Sensory, Somatosensory
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal caudal part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal interpolar part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part middle dorsomedial part, dorsal zone
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part ventrolateral part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part middle dorsomedial part, ventral zone
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part rostral dorsomedial part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part caudal dorsomedial part
- Dorsal column nuclei
- Mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal
- Paratrigeminal nucleus
- Trigeminal ganglion
- Nucleus z
- Principal sensory nucleus of the trigeminal
- External cuneate nucleus
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal
- Brainstem, Sensory, Vestibular
- Brainstem, Sensory, Gustatory-Visceral
- Nucleus of the solitary tract
- Area postrema
- Parabrachial nucleus
- Kolliker-Fuse subnucleus
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division superior lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division ventral lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division dorsal lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division extreme lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division internal lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division external lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division central lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus medial division
- Brainstem, Sensory, Visual
- Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract
- Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract
- Pretectal region
- Parageminal nucleus
- Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract
- Superior colliculus
- Brainstem, Sensory, Auditory
- Nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus
- Inferior colliculus
- Cochlear nuclei
- Superior olivary complex
- Nucleus of the trapezoid body
- Nucleus of the lateral lemniscus
- Nucleus sagulum
- Brainstem, Sensory, Somatosensory
- Brainstem, Motor
- Reticular core
- Fourth ventricle
- Forebrain
- Thalamus
- Dorsal Thalamus
- Medial group of the dorsal thalamus
- Lateral group of the dorsal thalamus
- Ventral group of the dorsal thalamus
- Intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamus
- Midline group of the dorsal thalamus
- Anterior group of the dorsal thalamus
- Geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus
- Epithalamus
- Ventral thalamus
- Dorsal Thalamus
- Olfactory cortex
- Piriform-amygdaloid area
- Main olfactory bulb
- Endopiriform nucleus
- Accessory olfactory bulb
- Taenia tecta
- Anterior olfactory nucleus
- Postpiriform transition area
- Olfactory tubercle
- Piriform area
- Isocortex
- Claustrum
- Somatic motor areas
- Agranular insular area
- Infralimbic area
- Ectorhinal area
- Visual areas
- Somatosensory areas
- Auditory areas
- Gustatory areas
- Anterior cingulate area
- Ventral temporal association areas
- Prelimbic area
- Retrosplenial area
- Visceral area
- Orbital area
- Posterior parietal association areas
- Perirhinal area
- Corpus striatum
- Hippocampal formation
- Retina
- Hypothalamus
- Medial zone of the hypothalamus
- Medial preoptic area
- Subparaventricular zone
- Retrochiasmatic area
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus
- Anterior hypothalamic area
- Tuberal area of the hypothalamus
- Mammillary body
- Posterior hypothalamic nucleus
- Lateral zone of the hypothalamus
- Periventricular zone of the hypothalamus
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division forniceal part
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, anterior parvicellular part
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, magnocellular division
- Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
- Median preoptic nucleus
- Anterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Posterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Intermediate periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Anteroventral periventricular nucleus
- Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus
- Preoptic periventricular nucleus
- Supraoptic nucleus
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Medial zone of the hypothalamus
- Septal region
- Bed nucleus of the anterior commissure
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division dorsomedial nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division fusiform nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division magnocellular nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals oval nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division ventral nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division dorsolateral nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals juxtacapsular nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division anteroventral area
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals rhomboid nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division anterodorsal area
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division premedullary nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division strial extension
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division dorsal nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division cell-sparse zone
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminals anterior division
- Lateral septal nucleus
- Medial septal complex
- Subfornical organ
- Septohippocampal nucleus
- Posterior septal complex
- Amygdala
- Posterior nucleus of the amygdala
- Central nucleus of amygdala
- Anterior amygdaloid area
- Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala
- Medial nucleus of the amygdala
- Basolateral nucleus of the amygdala
- Bed nucleus of the accessory olfactory part
- Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract
- Intercalated nuclei of the amygdala
- Lateral nucleus of the amygdala
- Cortical nucleus of the amygdala
- Thalamus
- Lateral ventricle
- Cerebral aqueduct
Major subparts
| Name | Type |
| Posterodorsal preoptic nucleus | gray matter |
| Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus | gray matter |
| Parastrial nucleus | gray matter |
| Medial preoptic nucleus | gray matter |
| Medial preoptic area proper | gray matter |
| Anteroventral preoptic nucleus | gray matter |
