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| 1. Taenia choroidea (and lateral: Lamina affixa, Stria terminalis) 2. Thalamus, Pulvinar thalami 3. Third ventricle 4. Stalk of pineal gland 5. Habenula 6. Stria medullaris 7. Superior colliculus 8. Brachium of superior colliculus 9. Inferior colliculus 10. Brachium of inferior colliculus 11. Medial geniculate nucleus 12. Sulcus medianus 13. Superior cerebellar peduncles 14. Inferior cerebellar peduncle 15. Middle cerebellar peduncles 16. Tuberculum anterius thalami 17. Obex, Area postrema |
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| Latin | brachium colliculi inferioris | |
| Gray's | subject #188 806 | |
The Brachium of inferior colliculus (or inferior brachium) carries auditory afferent fibers from the inferior colliculus of the mesencephalon to the medial geniculate nucleus.1
References
- ^ Neuroanatomy 5th edition, Nolte. Mosby 2002.
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