midbrain tectum

Definition

Dorsal part of the midbrain, consisting of the superior and inferior colliculi and the pretectal nuclei (MM).

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Sub-structures

• left inferior colliculus
• left superior colliculus
• right inferior colliculus
• right superior colliculus

Neighbouring structures

• gray matter of midbrain
• left midbrain
• left side of midbrain
• part of midbrain
• right midbrain
• right side of midbrain
• ventricle of midbrain
• white matter of midbrain
• cerebral aqueduct

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Identifiers

TA2

5911

FMA

83902

UBERON

0002314

Wikidata

Q4465020