brachium of superior colliculus

Term ID

UBERON:0002580

Synonyms

• brachium colliculi cranialis
• brachium colliculi rostralis
• brachium colliculi superioris
• brachium of the superior colliculus
• brachium quadrigeminum superius

Definition

Bundle of fibers that passes over the medial geniculate nucleus (in humans) to reach the superior colliculus. Contains afferents from the retina.

References

• BAMS:bsc
• BM:MB-BSC
• DHBA:12328
• HBA:265505398
• MBA:916
• UMLS:C0175368
• birnlex:1065
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=474
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachium_of_superior_colliculus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175368

Ontology

Uberon Ontology