Medical Definition of Colliculus superior

1. The paired, larger, rounded anterior eminence of the laminae of mesencephalic tectum; major afferent connections of the superficial layers are the retina and striate cortex; input to deep layers of the colliculus are polymodal. Its efferent connections are with the lower brainstem and spinal cord (tectobulbar tract and tectospinal tract) and with the pulvinar and other cell groups in the caudal part of the thalamus; participates in extrageniculate visual pathway. Synonym: colliculus superior, anterior quadrigeminal body, corpus quadrigeminum anterius. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colliculus Superior

colleting
colletor
colletors
collets
collicular
colliculate
colliculi
colliculus
colliculus cartilaginis arytenoideae
colliculus facialis
colliculus inferior
colliculus of arytenoid cartilage
colliculus superior (current term)
colliculuses
collide
collide with
collided
collider
colliders
collides
collidine
collidines
colliding
collie
collied

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