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COLLICULUS SUPERIOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- superior colliculus
1, record 1, English, superior%20colliculus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rostral colliculus 1, record 1, English, rostral%20colliculus
correct
- colliculus superior 1, record 1, English, colliculus%20superior
Latin
- colliculus rostralis 1, record 1, English, colliculus%20rostralis
Latin
- colliculus cranialis 1, record 1, English, colliculus%20cranialis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the rostral (cranial or superior) pair of rounded eminences in the tectum of the mesencephalon that contains visual reflex centers. 1, record 1, English, - superior%20colliculus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colliculus supérieur
1, record 1, French, colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tubercule quadrijumeau antérieur 1, record 1, French, tubercule%20quadrijumeau%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
- colliculus superior 1, record 1, French, colliculus%20superior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éminence paire et arrondie, située à la partie antérieure et supérieure du tectum du mésencéphale, représentant un centre réflexe en dérivation sur le trajet des voies optiques. 1, record 1, French, - colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- superior colliculus
1, record 2, English, superior%20colliculus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- corpus quadrigeminum anterius 2, record 2, English, corpus%20quadrigeminum%20anterius
correct
- rostral colliculus 3, record 2, English, rostral%20colliculus
correct
- colliculus superior 1, record 2, English, colliculus%20superior
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Either of the superior (rostral) pair of rounded eminences symmetrically located in the tectum of the mesencephallon, containing reflex centers for visual sensations. 3, record 2, English, - superior%20colliculus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colliculus supérieur
1, record 2, French, colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tubercule quadrijumeau antérieur 1, record 2, French, tubercule%20quadrijumeau%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- tubercule natis 2, record 2, French, tubercule%20natis
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- nates 2, record 2, French, nates
correct, see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les voies visuelles. Les informations qui arrivent de la rétine viennent faire relais au niveau des corps genouillés Latéraux ou CGL après avoir en partie croisé au niveau du chiasma optique. Les axones venant des hémirétines temporales restent homolatéraux, alors que ceux venant des hémi rétines nasales rejoignent les CGL controlatéraux et les Tubercules quadrijumeaux antérieurs (TQA) ou colliculus supérieur (CS). 1, record 2, French, - colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : tubercule quadrijumeau antérieur; tubercule natis. nates. 2, record 2, French, - colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Key term(s)
- CS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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