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Tegmentum vs Midbrain - What's the difference?

tegmentum | midbrain |

As nouns the difference between tegmentum and midbrain

is that tegmentum is the ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey while midbrain is (neuroanatomy) a part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

tegmentum

English

(wikipedia tegmentum)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey
  • Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area

    • Related terms

    * tectum * tegmental

    References

    Bear et al. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain Co. 2001, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins ----

    midbrain

    English

    (wikipedia midbrain)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

    • Synonyms

    * mesencephalon

    Meronyms

    * tectum * tegmentum

    Holonyms

    * brain stem