Tegmental nuclei
Nuclei tegmenti
Definition
The tegmental nuclei are nuclei located in the midbrain tegmentum, including certain accessory oculomotor nuclei (interstitial, prestitial, precommissural) and other nuclei associated with the reticular formation, cranial nerves, neuromodulation, and the mesencephalic locomotor region.
The tegmental nuclei are particularly large in domestic carnivores.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
