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The median eminence is part of the inferior boundary for the hypothalamus. It lies in the area roughly bounded by the cerebral peduncles posterolaterally and the optic chiasm anterolaterally.

Specifically, the median eminence is a small swelling on the tuber cinereum posterior to the infundibulum. These are on top of the pituitary stalk.

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Median eminence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (240 words)
	A small swelling on the tuber cinereum posterior to the infundibulum - atop the pituitary stalk - the median eminence lies in the area roughly bounded on its posterolateral region by the cerebral peduncles, and on its anterolateral region by the optic chiasm.
	The median eminence is one of the seven areas of the brain devoid of a blood-brain barrier.
	median eminence, arcuate nucleus, ventromedial nucleus, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, tuber cinereum, pituitary gland (anterior pituitary, posterior pituitary)

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