tectobulbar tract
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tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
tectobulbar — tec·to·bul·bar .tek tō bəl bər adj of, relating to, or being a tract of nerve fibers that originate in the superior colliculus, descend with the tectospinal tract, and terminate in a fasciculus at the level of the medulla oblongata … Medical dictionary
tractus — SYN: tract. [L. a drawing, drawing out, extent, tract, fr. traho, pp. t., to draw] t. anterolaterales SYN: anterolateral system. t. bulboreticulospinalis [TA] SYN: bulboreticulospinal tract. t. caeruleospinalis [TA] SYN: caerulospinal tract. t.… … Medical dictionary
colliculus — A small elevation above the surrounding parts. [L. mound, dim. of collis, hill] c. of arytenoid cartilage [TA] the elevation on the anterolateral surface of the arytenoid cartilage above the triangular fovea. SYN: c. cartilaginis arytenoideae… … Medical dictionary
tractus tectobulbaris — [TA] tectobulbar tract: a bundle of fibers arising mostly in the superior colliculus; it descends to the lower border of the pons where it ends in the nuclei of the brainstem and in the reticular formation … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
decussation — SYN: decussatio. [L. decussatio] anterior tegmental d. [TA] See tegmental decussations (2). d. of brachia conjunctiva SYN: d. of superior cerebellar peduncles. dorsal tegmental d … Medical dictionary
Menace reflex — The menace reflex is one of three forms of blink reflex. It is the reflex blinking that occurs in response to the rapid approach of an object.[1] The reflex comprises blinking of the eyelids, in order to protect the eyes from potential damage,… … Wikipedia
