Bundle of fibers that passes over the medial geniculate nucleus (in humans) to reach the superior colliculus. Contains afferents from the retina. [ BIRNLEX:1065 ]
Synonyms: superior colliculus brachium superior brachium superior quadrigeminal brachium superior collicular brachium
Term information
- BAMS:bsc
- UMLS:C0175368 (BIRNLEX:1065)
- BIRNLEX:1065
- neuronames:474 (BIRNLEX:1065)
- FMA:72417
- DHBA:12328
- MBA:916
- BM:MB-BSC
- Wikipedia:Brachium_of_superior_colliculus
- HBA:265505398
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brachium of the superior colliculus
brachium colliculi rostralis
brachium quadrigeminum superius
brachium colliculi superioris
brachium colliculi cranialis