| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-010921-598 | OBO ID: ZFA:0000160 |
| Name: | tegmentum | Search: | |
| Synonyms: | mesencephalic tegmentum, midbrain tegmentum | ||
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that is the ventral part of the midbrain and develops from the basal plate. The tegmentum is bordered rostrally by the synencephalon, dorsal thalamus and posterior tuberculum, ventrally by the hypothalamus, and dorsolaterally by the torus semicircularis; caudally the tegmentum is continuous with the medulla oblongata. |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| develops from: | basal plate midbrain region |
| is part of: | brainstem midbrain |
| has parts: | cranial nerve III cranial nerve IV dorsal tegmental nucleus interpeduncular nucleus tegmentum lateral lemniscus nucleus nucleus Edinger-Westphal nucleus ruber oculomotor nucleus rostral tegmental nucleus superior reticular formation tegmentum trochlear motor nucleus |
| is a type of: | multi-tissue structure |
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