English - Turkish
Definition of tegmentum in English Turkish dictionary
- (Tıp) (Tegmenta). Beyin sapları ve varol köprüsünün arka parçası
English - English
Definition of tegmentum in English English dictionary
- 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
- A covering; applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum
- ventral tegmentum
- A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin
- ventral tegmentum
- The part of the mesencephalon that projects to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway and to the cortex via the mesocortical pathway