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superior colliculus |
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optic tectum anterior corpus quadrigeminum cranial colliculus anterior colliculus strata (grisea et alba) colliculi cranialis colliculus bigeminalis oralis layers of the superior colliculus corpora bigemina colliculus rostralis lobus opticus corpus quadrigeminum superius tectum opticum colliculus superior tectal lobe strata (grisea et alba) colliculi superioris dorsal midbrain colliculus cranialis nates optic lobe tectum |
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| Definitions |
Part of the midbrain tecturm consisting of paired bodies that sit caudal to the thalamus and surround the pineal gland in the mesencephalon of vertebrate brains. It comprises the rostral aspect of the midbrain, posterior to the periaqueductal gray and adjacent superior the inferior colliculus. The inferior and superior colliculi are known collectively as the corpora quadrigemina (Latin, quadruplet bodies). It consists of several identified cellular layers and also comprises the brachium of the superior colliculus and commissure of supeior colliculus from Wikipedia.org and Neuronames (MM). |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001945 |
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Part of the midbrain tecturm consisting of paired bodies that sit caudal to the thalamus and surround the pineal gland in the mesencephalon of vertebrate brains. It comprises the rostral aspect of the midbrain, posterior to the periaqueductal gray and adjacent superior the inferior colliculus. The inferior and superior colliculi are known collectively as the corpora quadrigemina (Latin, quadruplet bodies). It consists of several identified cellular layers and also comprises the brachium of the superior colliculus and commissure of supeior colliculus from Wikipedia.org and Neuronames (MM). |
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optic tectum anterior corpus quadrigeminum cranial colliculus anterior colliculus |
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strata (grisea et alba) colliculi cranialis optic tectum colliculus bigeminalis oralis layers of the superior colliculus corpora bigemina colliculus rostralis lobus opticus corpus quadrigeminum superius tectum opticum colliculus superior tectal lobe strata (grisea et alba) colliculi superioris dorsal midbrain colliculus cranialis nates optic lobe tectum |
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superior colliculus |
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UBERON:0001945 |
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superior colliculus |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000073 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015212 |