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Midbrain vs. Tegmentum — What's the Difference?

Midbrain vs. Tegmentum — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Midbrain and Tegmentum

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Midbrain

The midbrain or mesencephalon is the forward-most portion of the brainstem and is associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation. The name comes from the Greek mesos, "middle", and enkephalos, "brain".

Tegmentum

The tegmentum (from Latin for "covering") is a general area within the brainstem. The tegmentum is the ventral part of the midbrain and the tectum is the dorsal part of the midbrain.

Midbrain

The portion of the vertebrate brain that develops from the middle section of the embryonic brain.

Tegmentum

A covering or integument of an organ or body part.

Midbrain

(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).
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Tegmentum

The ventral part of the midbrain.

Midbrain

The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.

Tegmentum

(neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey

Midbrain

The middle portion of the brain

Tegmentum

(neuroanatomy) Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area

Tegmentum

A covering; - applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.

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