mesencephalic tegmentum

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A part of the mesencephalon consisting of white fibers running lengthwise through gray matter from the substantia nigra to the level of the cerebral aqueduct.

tegmentum

pl. tegmenta [L.] a covering.

mesencephalic tegmentum

part of the mesencephalon, the midbrain; contains the motor nuclei of the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, the red nucleus and the reticular formation.

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