"Tegmentum Mesencephali" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The 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 grey matter (PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY), the black substance (SUBSTANTIA NIGRA), and the RED NUCLEUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D013681
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.822 A08.186.211.653.822
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| Concept/Terms |
Tegmentum Mesencephali- Tegmentum Mesencephali
- Mesencephali, Tegmentum
- Mesencephalus, Tegmentum
- Tegmentum Mesencephalus
Cerebral Peduncles- Cerebral Peduncles
- Peduncle, Cerebral
- Peduncles, Cerebral
- Cerebral Peduncle
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