| Term: | tegmentum ventro-lateral region |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | tegmentum |
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| 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. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000160] |
| Name: | ventro-lateral region |
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| Synonyms: | ventrolateral region |
| Definition: | Anatomical region that overlaps the ventral and lateral regions of a body or body part. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000085] |