corpora quadrigemina
Either of the two pairs of colliculi on the dorsal surface of the midbrain composed of white matter externally and gray matter within, the superior pair containing correlation centers for optic reflexes and the inferior pair containing correlation centers for auditory reflexes[BTO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpora_quadrigemina http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001710 ]
Term info
corpora quadrigemina
- colliculi
- corpora quadrigemina
- quadrigeminal body
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Gray709.png
this section needs worked on for pan-vertebrate consistency. for now we include a mammal specific definition, even though the child terms are applicable across vertebrates
uberon
set of colliculi
UBERON:0002259
Term relations
- organ part
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some midbrain tectum
- develops_from some tectal plate
- contributes to morphology of some midbrain tectum