| Preoptic area | |
|---|---|
 Preoptic area is 'PO', at left, in blue. | |
 Preoptic area of the mouse brain | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | area praeoptica |
| Acronym(s) | POA |
| MeSH | D011301 |
| NeuroNames | 377 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1706 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.407 |
| TA2 | 5710 |
| FMA | 62313 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The preoptic area is a region of the hypothalamus. MeSH classifies it as part of the anterior hypothalamus. TA lists four nuclei in this region, (medial, median, lateral, and periventricular).