Tectal plate
Lamina tecti
Definition
The tectal plate corresponds to the entirety of the gray matter of the midbrain tectum, including the paired rostral and caudal colliculi as well as the fiber systems associated with them.
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.
