Tectobulbar tract

Tectobulbar tract is efferent fibers from the superior colliculus to brainstem nuclei, mostly passing to the reticular formation, nucleus of abducens nerve, and pontine nuclei.

Anatomical hierarchy

Human anatomy 1

Systemic anatomy >
Nervous system >
Central part of nervous system; Central nervous system >
Brain >
Rhombencephalon; Hindbrain >
Myelencephalon; Medulla oblongata; Bulb >
White substance >
Tectobulbar tract

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

Human neuroanatomy

Central nervous system >
Brain >
Brain stem >
Myelencephalon >
Internal features >
White matter >
Long tracts >
Descending tracts >
Tectobulbar tract

Underlying structures:

Tectoreticular fibres
Tecto-olivary fibres

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Tractus tectobulbaris

Definition