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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003336
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Preferred Name

Tectum Mesencephali

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Tectal Plate
Quadrigeminal Plates
Inferior Colliculus Commissure
Mesencephalus, Tectum
Commissure of Superior Colliculus
Inferior Colliculus Commissures
Corpora Quadrigemina
Superior Colliculus Commissures
Plate, Quadrigeminal
Tectal Plates
Plate, Tectal
Colliculus Commissure, Superior
Quadrigeminal Plate
Lamina Quadrigemina
Tectum Mesencephalus
Superior Colliculus Commissure
Commissure of Inferior Colliculus
Colliculus Commissure, Inferior
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