Brachium of superior colliculus

Brain: Brachium of superior colliculus
1. Taenia choroidea (and lateral: Lamina affixa, Stria terminalis) 2. Thalamus, Pulvinar thalami 3. Third ventricle 4. Stalk of pineal gland 5. Habenula 6. Stria medullaris 7. Superior colliculus 8. Brachium of superior colliculus 9. Inferior colliculus 10. Brachium of inferior colliculus 11. Medial geniculate nucleus 12. Sulcus medianus 13. Superior cerebellar peduncles 14. Inferior cerebellar peduncle 15. Middle cerebellar peduncles 16. Tuberculum anterius thalami 17. Obex, Area postrema
Latin	brachium colliculi superioris
Gray's	subject #188 805
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1065

The brachium of superior colliculus (or superior brachium) extends laterally from the superior colliculus, and, passing between the pulvinar and medial geniculate body, is partly continued into an eminence called the lateral geniculate body, and partly into the optic tract.

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