Preoptic anterior hypothalamus

POAH is an acronym for preoptic anterior hypothalamus, the part of the brain that senses core body temperature and regulates it to about 98.6 F.

References

U.S. Patent 6,188,930 -- Method for Heating the Preoptic Anterior Hypothalamus

External links

• BrainMaps at UCDavis Hypothalamus

• The Hypothalamus and Pituitary at endotexts.org

See also

• Hypothalamus
• Preoptic area
• Thermoregulation