Posterior tegmental decussation
Decussatio tegmentalis posterior
- Synonym: Dorsal tegmental decussation
- Eponym: Meynert’s decussation
- Related terms: Decussation of tectobulbospinal tracts; Posterior tegmental decussation; Dorsal tegmental decussation
Definition
The posterior tegmental decussation is a decussation of the tectospinal and tectobulbar tracts. Fibers from the superior colliculus.
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