Pretectal Region

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"Pretectal Region" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Region of midbrain tectum located posterior to the THALAMUS and anterior to the SUPERIOR COLLICULUS.

Descriptor ID	D066250
MeSH Number(s)	A08.186.211.132.659.800.662
Concept/Terms	Pretectal Region Pretectal Region Pretectal Regions Region, Pretectal Regions, Pretectal Pretectum Pretectums Pretectal Area Area, Pretectal Areas, Pretectal Pretectal Areas Nucleus of the Optic Tract Nucleus of the Optic Tract Olivary Pretectal Nucleus Olivary Pretectal Nucleus Nucleus, Olivary Pretectal Pretectal Nucleus, Olivary Nucleus of the Pretectal Area Nucleus of the Pretectal Area Principal Pretectal Nucleus Principal Pretectal Nucleus Nucleus, Principal Pretectal Pretectal Nucleus, Principal Sublentiform Nucleus Sublentiform Nucleus Nucleus, Sublentiform

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pretectal Region".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Brain Stem [A08.186.211.132]
Mesencephalon [A08.186.211.132.659]
Tectum Mesencephali [A08.186.211.132.659.800]
Pretectal Region [A08.186.211.132.659.800.662]

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