<Tr> <Td> Posterior nucleus </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Increase blood pressure </Li> <Li> pupillary dilation </Li> <Li> shivering </Li> <Li> vasopressin release </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Increase blood pressure </Li> <Li> pupillary dilation </Li> <Li> shivering </Li> <Li> vasopressin release </Li> </Ul> <Li> Increase blood pressure </Li> <Tr> <Td> Lateral </Td> <Td> Lateral nucleus </Td> <Td> See Lateral hypothalamus § Function--primary source of orexin neurons that project throughout the brain and spinal cord </Td> </Tr>

Hunger and thirst are regulated by the hypothalmus