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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013477 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013477
Preferred Name	Superior Colliculi
Definitions	The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which coordinate the general behavioral orienting responses to visual stimuli, such as whole-body turning, and reaching.
Synonyms	Colliculi, Superior Human Optic Lobes Human Optic Lobe Optic Lobe, Mammalian Colliculus, Superior Tectums, Optic Colliculus, Anterior Optic Lobes, Human Tectum, Optic Optic Tectum Optic Tectums Superior Colliculus Anterior Colliculus Mammalian Optic Lobe Optic Lobe, Human Optic Lobes, Mammalian Mammalian Optic Lobes See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	The anterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which coordinate the general behavioral orienting responses to visual stimuli, such as whole-body turning, and reaching.
altLabel	Colliculi, Superior Human Optic Lobes Human Optic Lobe Optic Lobe, Mammalian Colliculus, Superior Tectums, Optic Colliculus, Anterior Optic Lobes, Human Tectum, Optic Optic Tectum Optic Tectums Superior Colliculus Anterior Colliculus Mammalian Optic Lobe Optic Lobe, Human Optic Lobes, Mammalian Mammalian Optic Lobes See more See less
prefLabel	Superior Colliculi
Machine permutation	2008; see SUPERIOR COLLICULUS 1971-2007; for OPTIC LOBE, HUMAN see CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA 2004-2007
HN	2008 (1971); for OPTIC LOBE, HUMAN use CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA 2004-2007
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T023
TERMUI	T685473 T682826 T039535 T039534 T856232 T039536 T535637 T039533 See more See less
TH	NLM (2004) NLM (1971) NLM (2008) NLM (2015) UNK (19XX)
MMR	20150623
notation	D013477
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T023
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000098 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000002 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000033 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000473 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000293 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000503 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000637 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000601 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000000981 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000166 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
DX	19710101
cui	C0228405 C1956389
DC	1
MN	A08.186.211.132.659.800.816
AN	note entry term OPTIC LOBE, MAMMALIAN: OPTIC LOBE, NONMAMMALIAN is also available
AQL	AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
MDA	20061004
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003336

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