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MeSH Heading: Tectum Mesencephali
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.659.800
Unique ID: D003336
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003336
Annotation: do not confuse with TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI
Scope Note: 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 sensorimotor integration.
Entry Term(s): Commissure of Inferior Colliculus; Commissure of Superior Colliculus; Corpora Quadrigemina; Lamina Quadrigemina; Quadrigeminal Plate; Tectal Plate
NLM Classification #: WL 310
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see CORPORA QUADRIGEMIA 1963-2007
History Note: 2008 (1963)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005204
Terms: Corpora Quadrigemina Preferred Term
Term UI T009741
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1963); Lamina Quadrigemina
Term UI T535638
Date03/14/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Quadrigeminal Plate
Term UI T009742
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tectal Plate
Term UI T001136701
Date04/23/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

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