Search on:
TECTUM MESENCEPHALI
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Tectum Mesencephali
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Techo del Mesencéfalo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Teto do Mesencéfalo
Synonyms
English
:
Corpora Quadrigemina
Lamina Quadrigemina
Quadrigeminal Plate
Colliculi
Tree Number:
A08.186.211.132.659.800
A08.186.211.653.727
Definition
English
:
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 visual sensorimotor integration.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI
History Note
English
:
2008 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
22403
Unique Identifier:
D003336
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
SciELO
LILACS
LIS