Corpora quadrigemina
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
361579006
Corpora quadrigemina
Definition
Either of the two pairs of colliculi on the dorsal surface of the midbrain composed of white matter externally and gray matter within, the superior pair containing correlation centers for optic reflexes and the inferior pair containing correlation centers for auditory reflexes[BTO].
Also known as colliculi, corpora quadrigemina, quadrigeminal body — per UBERON
The Corpora quadrigemina is a part of the Nervous.