Term: torus semicircularis cell body fiber
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Name: torus semicircularis
Synonyms: semicircular torus
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is part of the midbrain and develops from the alar plate. The torus semicircularis is located dorsal to the lateral tegmentum where it extends into the medial tectal ventricle and receives ascending sensory octavolateralis input.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000599]
Name: cell body fiber
Synonyms: cell body fibre, primary neurite
Definition: A neuron projection that is found in unipolar neurons and corresponds to the region between the cell body and the point at which the single projection branches.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0070852]    QuickGO    AmiGO