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Definition of Tegmentum

Tegmentum
Tegmentum Teg*men"tum, n.; pl. Tegmenta. [L., a covering.] (Anat.) A covering; -- applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.

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- 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 pontine tegmentum, or dorsal pons, is the dorsal part of the pons located within the brainstem. The ventral part or ventral pons is known as the basilar...
- anatomically delineated into the tectum (roof) and the tegmentum (floor). The midbrain tegmentum extends from the substantia nigra to the cerebral aqueduct...
- diencephalon and cerebrum with the pons. It consists of the cerebral peduncles, tegmentum, and tectum. It is functionally ****ociated with vision, hearing, motor...
- tegmental area (VTA) (tegmentum is Latin for covering), also known as the ventral tegmental area of Tsai, or simply ventral tegmentum, is a group of neurons...
- mesopontine tegmentum refers to an area of tissue that lies at the junction of mesencephalon and the pons. The dorsal area of this is the pontine tegmentum. The...
- ascending and descending fibers, situated in the midbrain tegmentum, and the pontine tegmentum. The tract is situated in the central portion of the reticular...
- laterodorsal tegmental nucleus collectively known as the mesopontine tegmentum area or pontomesencephalotegmental complex. In the basal forebrain, it...
- inferiorly. The midbrain is further subdivided into three parts: tectum, tegmentum, and the ventral tegmental area. The tectum forms the ceiling. The tectum...
- mesencephalon and pons. The midbrain tegmentum is situated anteriorly to the cerebral aqueduct. The portion of the tegmentum posterior to the aqueduct is the...