Anatomy of the Brain

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Tegmentum

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Function:

• Controls Motor Functions
• Regulates Awareness and Attention
• Regulates Some Autonomic Functions

Location:

• The tegmentum is the area within the brainstem that forms the base of the mesencephalon (mid brain). It consists of the cerebral aqueduct, periaqueductal gray, reticular formation, substantia nigra and the red nucleus.

Images:

• Deep Cerebellar Nuclei and Associated Fiber Tracts: Tegmentum #3
• Tegmentum of the Pons:#4
• Tegmentum of the Midbrain
• Upper Midbrain, Light Microscopy Section: Tegmentum #4

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For additional information see:

• Midbrain

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