loading...| Preferred Name |
inferior colliculus |
| Synonyms |
corpus quadrigeminum inferius colliculus caudalis colliculus inferior corpus bigeminalis caudalis posterior colliculus corpus bigeminum posterioris posterior corpus quadrigeminum inferior colliculi caudal colliculus |
| Definitions |
Part of the midbrain tectum, consisting of paired predominantly gray matter elevations on the dorsal aspect of the midbrain, located caudal to the superior colliculus, dorsal to the periaqueductal gray of the cerebral aqueduct and rostral to the cerebellum. According to Neuronames, the inferior colliculus comprises the central, pericentral and external nucleus and two predominantly white matter structures, the brachium of the inferior colliculus and the commissure of the inferior colliculus (MM). |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001946 |
| database_cross_reference |
MA:0001067 EV:0100246 MBA:4 UMLS:C0228411 MESH:D007245 GAID:575 FMA:62404 Wikipedia:Inferior_colliculus neuronames:476 EFO:0002465 DMBA:16692 BAMS:IC HBA:9102 BIRNLEX:806 EMAPA:32870 DHBA:12305 |
| definition |
Part of the midbrain tectum, consisting of paired predominantly gray matter elevations on the dorsal aspect of the midbrain, located caudal to the superior colliculus, dorsal to the periaqueductal gray of the cerebral aqueduct and rostral to the cerebellum. According to Neuronames, the inferior colliculus comprises the central, pericentral and external nucleus and two predominantly white matter structures, the brachium of the inferior colliculus and the commissure of the inferior colliculus (MM). |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Gray711.png |
| has exact synonym |
posterior colliculus posterior corpus quadrigeminum inferior colliculi caudal colliculus |
| has related synonym |
corpus quadrigeminum inferius colliculus caudalis colliculus inferior corpus bigeminalis caudalis corpus bigeminum posterioris |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0001946 |
| in lateral side of | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
inferior colliculus |
| notation |
UBERON:0001946 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
inferior colliculus |
| present_in_taxon | |
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