Ventromedial nucleus

The ventromedial nucleus (sometimes referred to as the ventromedial hypothalamus) is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.

Division
It has four subdivisions:
 * anterior (VMHa)
 * dorsomedial (VMHdm)
 * ventrolateral (VMHvl)
 * central (VMHc).

These subdivisions differ anatomically, neurochemically, and behaviorally.

Function
The ventromedial nucleus is most commonly associated with satiety.

The VMHdm has a role in the male vocalizations and scent marking behaviors.

The VMHvl plays a role in sexual behaviors in both the males and the females (lordosis in the females and mounting in the males.