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Abstract
The dorsal portion or roof of the midbrain which is composed of two pairs of bumps, the INFERIOR COLLICULI and the SUPERIOR COLLICULI. These four colliculi are also called the quadrigeminal bodies (TECTUM MESENCEPHALI). They are centers for sensorimotor integration.
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- Mesencephalus, Tectum
- Tectum Mesencephalus
- Commissure of Inferior Colliculus
- Commissure of Superior Colliculus
- Corpora Quadrigemina
- Lamina Quadrigemina
- Quadrigeminal Plate
- Tectal Plate
- Colliculus Commissure, Inferior
- Colliculus Commissure, Superior
- Inferior Colliculus Commissure
- Inferior Colliculus Commissures
- Plate, Quadrigeminal
- Plate, Tectal
- Quadrigeminal Plates
- Superior Colliculus Commissure
- Superior Colliculus Commissures
- Tectal Plates
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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do not confuse with TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI
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2008 (1963)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tectum Mesencephali. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003336
- Tectum Mesencephali. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectum
- Tectum Mesencephali. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4465020