Preferred Label : inferior colliculus;
Uberon definition : Part of the midbrain tectum, consisting of paired predominantly gray matter elevations
on the dorsal aspect of the midbrain, located caudal to the superior colliculus, dorsal
to the periaqueductal gray of the cerebral aqueduct and rostral to the cerebellum.
According to Neuronames, the inferior colliculus comprises the central, pericentral
and external nucleus and two predominantly white matter structures, the brachium of
the inferior colliculus and the commissure of the inferior colliculus (MM).;
Uberon synonym : inferior colliculi; posterior colliculus; caudal colliculus; posterior corpus quadrigeminum;
Origin ID : 0001946;
UMLS CUI : C0228411;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has part
- in lateral side of
- part of
Part of the midbrain tectum, consisting of paired predominantly gray matter elevations
on the dorsal aspect of the midbrain, located caudal to the superior colliculus, dorsal
to the periaqueductal gray of the cerebral aqueduct and rostral to the cerebellum.
According to Neuronames, the inferior colliculus comprises the central, pericentral
and external nucleus and two predominantly white matter structures, the brachium of
the inferior colliculus and the commissure of the inferior colliculus (MM).
