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TUBERCULE NATIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
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
- corpus quadrigeminum anterius 2, record 1, English, corpus%20quadrigeminum%20anterius
correct
- rostral colliculus 3, record 1, English, rostral%20colliculus
correct
- colliculus superior 1, record 1, English, colliculus%20superior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 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, see observation, masculine noun
- tubercule natis 2, record 1, French, tubercule%20natis
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- nates 2, record 1, French, nates
correct, see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature :tubercule quadrijumeau antérieur; tubercule natis. nates. 2, record 1, French, - colliculus%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- CS
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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