Anatomy
tegmentum Audio
teg·men·tum
Subclass of:
Cerebral Peduncle
Etymology:
Latin tegmentum = a cover
The upper covering of the cerebral peduncle.
Definitions related to tegmentum mesencephali:
  • (tegmentum) Dorsal part of the mesencephalon, formed by continuation of the dorsal cerebral peduncles across the median plane, and extending on each side from the substantia nigra to the mesencephalic aqueduct.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (midbrain tegmentum) Subdivision of the midbrain lying anterior to the tectum and posterior to the substantia nigra and cerebral peduncle.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Portion of midbrain situated under the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI. The two ventrolateral cylindrical masses or peduncles are large nerve fiber bundles providing a tract of passage between the FOREBRAIN with the HINDBRAIN. Ventral MIDBRAIN also contains three colorful structures: the GRAY MATTER (PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY), the black substance (SUBSTANTIA NIGRA), and the RED NUCLEUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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