Anatomy
inferior colliculus
Subclass of:
Tectum Mesencephali
Definitions related to inferior colliculus:
  • (inferior colliculi) The posterior pair of the quadrigeminal bodies which contain centers for auditory function.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Rounded elevation on the dorsal surface of the midbrain, on either side of the median plane in the caudal part of the tectum, and containing the nucleus of the inferior colliculus; part of the auditory system.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (posterior quadrigeminal body) A nucleus located in the tectum of the midbrain, caudal to the superior colliculus and composed of a large central nucleus, bordered posteriorly by a smaller pericentral nucleus and laterally by an external nucleus, that is involved in the relay of auditory information.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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