Brain: Midbrain tegmentum
Transverse section of mid-brain at level of superior colliculi. In biological anatomy the mesencephalon (or midbrain) comprises the Tectum (or corpora quadrigemini Tegmentum, the ventricular mesocoelia (or "iter" The superior colliculus ( Latin, higher hill) is a paired structure that is part of the Brain 's tectal area. ("Tegmentum" visible center right. )
Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve. The superior colliculus ( Latin, higher hill) is a paired structure that is part of the Brain 's tectal area. The oculomotor nerve is the third of twelve paired Cranial nerves. (Tegmentum not labeled, but surrounding structures more clearly defined. )
Latin	Tegmentum Mesencephali
Gray's	subject #188 802
Part of	Midbrain
NeuroNames	hier-482
MeSH	Tegmentum+Mesencephali

The midbrain tegmentum is the part of the midbrain extending from the substantia nigra to the cerebral aqueduct in a horizontal section of the midbrain. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This is a list of the subjects in Gray's Anatomy: IX Neurology In biological anatomy the mesencephalon (or midbrain) comprises the Tectum (or corpora quadrigemini Tegmentum, the ventricular mesocoelia (or "iter" NeuroNames is a system of nomenclature for the human and/or macaque Brain. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books The tegmentum (from Latin for "covering" is a general area within the Brainstem. In biological anatomy the mesencephalon (or midbrain) comprises the Tectum (or corpora quadrigemini Tegmentum, the ventricular mesocoelia (or "iter" The substantia nigra ( Latin for "black substance" Sömmering) or locus niger is a heterogeneous portion of the midbrain, separating The mesencephalic duct, also known as the aqueductus mesencephali, aqueduct of Sylvius or the cerebral aqueduct, contains Cerebrospinal It forms the floor of the midbrain which surrounds the cerebral aqueduct.

See also

• tegmentum
• pontine tegmentum
• medulla tegmentum

External links

• Photo
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 13048.000-3

The tegmentum (from Latin for "covering" is a general area within the Brainstem. The pontine tegmentum is a part of the Pons of the Brain involved in the initiation of REM sleep. Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group

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