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Preferred Label : superior colliculus;

Uberon definition : Part of the midbrain tecturm consisting of paired bodies that sit caudal to the thalamus and surround the pineal gland in the mesencephalon of vertebrate brains. It comprises the rostral aspect of the midbrain, posterior to the periaqueductal gray and adjacent superior the inferior colliculus. The inferior and superior colliculi are known collectively as the corpora quadrigemina (Latin, quadruplet bodies). It consists of several identified cellular layers and also comprises the brachium of the superior colliculus and commissure of supeior colliculus from Wikipedia.org and Neuronames (MM).;

Uberon synonym : anterior colliculus; optic tectum; anterior corpus quadrigeminum; cranial colliculus;

Uberon related term : tectum; tectum opticum; optic lobe; corpora bigemina; dorsal midbrain; tectal lobe; optic tectum; lobus opticus; layers of the superior colliculus;

Uberon Taxon note : The term SC is used when discussing mammals, and OT for other vertebrates[WP];

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Part of the midbrain tecturm consisting of paired bodies that sit caudal to the thalamus and surround the pineal gland in the mesencephalon of vertebrate brains. It comprises the rostral aspect of the midbrain, posterior to the periaqueductal gray and adjacent superior the inferior colliculus. The inferior and superior colliculi are known collectively as the corpora quadrigemina (Latin, quadruplet bodies). It consists of several identified cellular layers and also comprises the brachium of the superior colliculus and commissure of supeior colliculus from Wikipedia.org and Neuronames (MM).

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25/05/2025


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