tegmentum

The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.

Noun

  1. The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.

Origin

From Latin tegmentum.

Forms

tegmentums tegmenta

Related

tectum tegmental

Derived

ventral tegmentum

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