Brain: Tegmentum |
Transverse section of mid-brain at level of superior colliculi, with anterior side pointing downward. ("Tegmentum" visible center right.)
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Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve. (Tegmentum not labeled, but surrounding structures more clearly defined.)
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Tegmentum |
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The tegmentum (from Latin for "covering"[1]) is a general area within the brainstem. It is located between the ventricular system and distinctive basal or ventral structures at each level. It forms the floor of the midbrain whereas the tectum forms the ceiling.[2] It is a multisynaptic network of neurons that is involved in many unconscious homeostatic and reflexive pathways.
The tegmentum is the location of several cranial nerve (CN) nuclei. The nuclei of CN III and IV are located in the tegmentum portion of the midbrain. The nuclei of CN V to VIII are located in the tegmentum at the level of the pons. The nuclei of CN IX, X, and XII are located in that of the medulla.[citation needed]
Contents
- 1 Development
- 2 Divisions
- 2.1 Midbrain tegmentum
- 2.2 Pontine tegmentum
- 2.3 Lateral tegmental field
- 2.4 Other
- 3 References
Development[edit]
In embryos, the tegmentum is the anterior half of the neural tube. However, for fetuses to adults, tegmentum refers only to the parts of the brain that remain relatively unchanged after development is complete, i.e. at the brain stem and midbrain. Other parts, on the other hand, develop further, through folding and thickening, and have different names. Still, it is considered a continuous central region through all levels of the brainstem.
Structures that develop to grow ventral or lateral outside this primitive tube as add-ons (e.g., the crus cerebri in the anterior of the midbrain) are not considered part of the tegmentum, as they are not part of the primitive neural tube but grow as projections from the cerebral cortex. However, parts that were inside the primitive neural tube and remained an integral part of it after complete development (e.g., the red nucleus) are considered part of the tegmentum.
Divisions[edit]
The tegmentum forms distinguished divisions in the midbrain, pons, and medulla.
Midbrain tegmentum[edit]
Main article: Midbrain tegmentum
The midbrain tegmentum is the part of the midbrain extending from the substantia nigra to the cerebral aqueduct in a horizontal section of the midbrain.
Pontine tegmentum[edit]
Main article: pontine tegmentum
Lateral tegmental field[edit]
The lateral tegmental field (LTF) [3] is the source of several neurons of the noradrenaline system of the brain
Other[edit]
Other pertinent areas of the tegmentum are:
- Ventral tegmental area (VTA)
- Periaqueductal gray matter
- Reticular formation
- Red nucleus
- Substantia nigra
References[edit]
- ^ "Glossary of Latin Terms T". Bible-history.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ http://old.lf3.cuni.cz/physio/Physiology/education/materialy/cns/neuro2.ppt
- ^ Lateral Tegmental Field Neurons of Cat Medulla: A Source of Basal ...
Human brain, rhombencephalon, metencephalon: pons (TA A14.1.05.101–604, GA 9.785)
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Dorsal/
(tegmentum) |
Surface
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Cerebellopontine angle · Superior medullary velum · Sulcus limitans · Medial eminence · Facial colliculus
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White: Sensory/ascending
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Trapezoid body/VIII · Trigeminal lemniscus (Dorsal trigeminal tract, Ventral trigeminal tract) · Medial lemniscus · Lateral lemniscus
MLF, III, IV and VI: Vestibulo-oculomotor fibers
Anterior trigeminothalamic tract · Central tegmental tract
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White: Motor/descending
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ICP (Vestibulocerebellar tract)
MLF, III, IV and VI: Vestibulospinal tract (Medial vestibulospinal tract, Lateral vestibulospinal tract)
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Grey: Cranial nuclei
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afferent: GSA: Principal V/Spinal V · VIII-c (Dorsal, Anterior)/VIII-v (Superior)
efferent: SVE: Motor V · VII · GSE: VI · GVE: VII: Superior salivary nucleus
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Other grey
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Apneustic center · Pneumotaxic center (Medial parabrachial nucleus) · Lateral parabrachial nucleus · Superior olivary nucleus · Caerulean nucleus
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Ventral/
(base) |
Grey
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Pontine nuclei
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White: Motor/descending
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Corticospinal tract · Corticobulbar tract · Corticopontine fibers
MCP (Pontocerebellar fibers)
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Surface
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Basilar sulcus
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Other grey: Raphe/
reticular |
Reticular formation (Caudal, Oral, Tegmental, Paramedian) · Raphe nuclei (Median)
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anat (n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp
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noco (m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug (N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)
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Human brain: mesencephalon (midbrain) (TA A14.1.06, GA 9.800)
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Tectum
(Dorsal) |
Surface
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Corpora quadrigemina: Inferior colliculi (Brachium of inferior colliculus), Superior colliculi (Brachium of superior colliculus)
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Grey matter
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Pretectal area
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White: Sensory/ascending
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Spinotectal tract · Central tegmental tract
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White: Motor/descending
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Tectospinal tract
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Peduncle
(Ventral) |
Tegmentum
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White: Sensory/ascending
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lemnisci (Medial, Lateral) · Ascending MLF (Vestibulo-oculomotor fibers) · Spinothalamic tract · Anterior trigeminothalamic tract · Dentatothalamic tract
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White: Motor/descending
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Rubrospinal tract · Rubro-olivary tract · Descending MLF
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Grey: cranial nuclei
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GSA (V: Mesencephalic) - GSE (III: Oculomotor, IV: Trochlear) - GVE (III: Edinger-Westphal)
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Grey: other
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Periaqueductal gray/Raphe nuclei (Dorsal raphe nucleus)
Ventral tegmental area • Pedunculopontine nucleus • Red nucleus
riMLF
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Ventricular system
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Cerebral aqueduct
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Base
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White: Motor/descending
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Cerebral crus: Corticospinal tract · Corticobulbar tract · Corticopontine tract/Frontopontine fibers/Temporopontine fibers
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Grey: Substantia nigra
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Pars compacta · Pars reticulata
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Surface
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Superior cerebellar peduncle (Decussation of superior cerebellar peduncles) · Interpeduncular fossa
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anat (n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp
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noco (m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug (N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)
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