Tegmentum (brain)

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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
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