tegmentum

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tegmentum 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

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pontine pontile mesencephalic midbrain mesencephalon pretectum thalamencephalon periaqueduct periaqueductal gray terma ventral tegmentum 'tweenbrain ventral tegmental area afterbrain raphe 'twixt-brain

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