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midbrain tectum

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

Term info

Label

midbrain tectum

Synonyms
  • mesencephalic tectum
  • neuraxis tectum
  • tectum
  • tectum mesencephali
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Gray685.png

has related synonym

tectum mesencephalicum, tectum of midbrain, t. mesencephali

homology notes

The tectum - a multisensory, topologically mapped structure in the roof of the midbrain presents a remarkable degree of conservation in all vertebrate radiations; although it varies in the extent of its development in different vertebrate classes, there is considerable evidence now to deem its layered structure, its cell types, and its hodological pattern as homologous in all vertebrates.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0002314

taxon notes

In adult humans it is present only in the mesencephalon as the inferior and the superior colliculi