Pretectal region

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 416333003

Pretectal region

Definition

Nuclear complex between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum whose nuclei receive afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input.

Also known as area pretectalis, nuclei pretectales, pretectal area, pretectal nuclei, pretectum — per UBERON

The Pretectal region is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as