tegmentum

  1. Noun.  The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.
  2. Noun.  Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area.

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