Term Name: | trapezoid body |
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Synonyms: | corpus trapezoides, corpus trapezoideum, trapezoid body (Treviranus), TZ |
Definition: | Bundles of axons traversing the pontine tegmentum oriented in the mediolateral direction. These fibers are related to the auditory pathway. Nuclei are embedded within these fibers. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002932] |