| Brain: Midbrain tegmentum | ||
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| Transverse section of mid-brain at level of superior colliculi. ("Tegmentum" visible center right.) | ||
| Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve. (Tegmentum not labeled, but surrounding structures more clearly defined.) | ||
| Latin | Tegmentum Mesencephali | |
| Gray's | subject #188 802 | |
| Part of | Midbrain | |
| NeuroNames | hier-482 | |
| MeSH | Tegmentum+Mesencephali | |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1200 | |
The midbrain tegmentum is the part of the midbrain extending from the substantia nigra to the cerebral aqueduct in a horizontal section of the midbrain. It forms the floor of the midbrain which surrounds the cerebral aqueduct.
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