- Corpora quadrigemina
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Brain: Corpora quadrigemina Rhomboid fossa. ("Corpora quadrigemina" visible at top). Sagittal section through right cerebellar hemisphere. The right olive has also been cut sagittally. ("Corpora quadrigemina" visible at upper right). Gray's subject #188 805 NeuroNames ancil-324 MeSH Corpora+Quadrigemina In the brain, the corpora quadrigemina (Latin for "quadruplet bodies") are the four colliculi—two inferior, two superior—located on the tectum of the dorsal aspect of the midbrain.They are respectively named the inferior and superior colliculus.
The corpora quadrigemina are reflex centers involving vision and hearing.[1]
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- ^ Marieb, Elaine N. Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology. 6th ed. San Francisco: Daryl Fox, 2000. 210.
Human brain: mesencephalon (midbrain) (TA A14.1.06, GA 9.800) Tectum
(Dorsal)SurfaceCorpora quadrigemina: Inferior colliculi (Brachium of inferior colliculus), Superior colliculi (Brachium of superior colliculus)White: Sensory/ascendingWhite: Motor/descendingPeduncle
(Ventral)White: Sensory/ascendinglemnisci (Medial, Lateral) · Ascending MLF (Vestibulo-oculomotor fibers) · Spinothalamic tract · Anterior trigeminothalamic tract · Dentatothalamic tractWhite: Motor/descendingGrey: otherPeriaqueductal gray/Raphe nuclei (Dorsal raphe nucleus)
Ventral tegmental area • Pedunculopontine nucleus • Red nucleus
riMLFBaseWhite: Motor/descendingSurfaceCategories:- Brainstem
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