It consists of two lobes, called the anterior pituitary and posterior pituitary. Your pituitary gland sits just below your hypothalamus. How does the hypothalamus interact with the pituitary gland? Sends signals (hormones) to your pituitary gland, which either releases hormones that directly affect a part of your body or sends another signal (hormone) to a different gland in your body that then releases its hormone.
Makes some hormones itself that are stored elsewhere (in your posterior pituitary).Hormones communicate either with another endocrine gland (which release other hormones) or with a specific organ. Hormones are the “chemical messengers” that travel in your bloodstream to another part of your body. Your autonomic nervous system (bodily functions that work automatically) control several important functions, such as your heart rate and breathing (respiration). Your hypothalamus performs many of its “body balancing” jobs either by directly influencing the autonomic nervous system or by managing hormones. Just like you may have a “smart control” system to seamlessly manage all functions in your home, your hypothalamus is your body’s “smart control” coordinating center.
Your hypothalamus’s main function is to react to these messages to keep your body in a stable state or internal balance. Your hypothalamus receives chemical messages from nerve cells in your brain and from nerve cells in your body (your peripheral nervous system), which is also responding to signals outside your body.
Your hypothalamus keeps your body balanced in a stable state called homeostasis. It’s the main link between your endocrine system and your nervous system. The hypothalamus is a structure deep within your brain. The hypothalamus helps manage your body temperature, hunger and thirst, mood, sex drive, blood pressure and sleep.
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