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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 visual sensorimotor integration.
Entry Term(s): Commissure of Inferior Colliculus; Commissure of Superior Colliculus; Corpora Quadrigemina; Lamina Quadrigemina; Quadrigeminal 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: 2015/06/23

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)

Tectum Mesencephali MeSH Descriptor Data 2023