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What is a tegmentum?

What is a tegmentum? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey
  2. Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area
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The bulky superior cerebellar peduncles cross each other to form the decussation of the superior cerebellar peduncles, located within the midbrain tegmentum.
These four pairs of lemnisci proceed rostrally into the tegmentum of the midbrain.
This decussation occurs in the midbrain tegmentum at the level of the inferior colliculi.
The periaqueductal gray, dorsolateral pontine tegmentum, and rostroventral medulla are the key regions of the brain involved in this descending pain modulation.
Two non-sensory control regions were examined, the optic tectum and the mesencephalic tegmentum.
Downregulation of kappa opioid receptor mRNA levels by chronic ethanol and repetitive cocaine in rat ventral tegmentum and nucleus accumbens.

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