Tegmentum (brain)
Tegmental area (from the Latin tegere cover, "top", "hood") referred to in the brain , the layer in the region of the brainstem , the ventral to the inner Liquorraum borders.
The tegmentum can be divided into:
- Tegmentum myelencephali , posterior brain hood, see Medulla oblongata
- Tegmentum pontis , bridge hood, see pons
- It continues into the mouth towards the mouth
- Tegmentum mesencephali , midbrain hood