See Also: brachium of inferior colliculus(medicine)
brachium of superior colliculus(medicine)
inferior quadrigeminal brachium(medicine)
colliculus inferior(medicine)
inferior colliculus(medicine)
nucleus of inferior colliculus(medicine)
inferior nasal colliculus(medicine)
brachium(dictionary)
brachium(medicine)
brachium pontis(medicine)

cupreous (iou) and brachium of inferior colliculus (medicine)


cupreous (iou)



cupreous adjective. M17.
[from late Latin cupreus, formed as CUPRIC: see -OUS.]
Of the Nature of copper; containing or consisting of copper. M17.
Looking like copper; copper-coloured. E19.

brachium of inferior colliculus (medicine)


brachium of inferior colliculus


A fibre bundle passing from the inferior colliculus on either side of the brainstem along the lateral border of the superior colliculus to the posterior part of the thalamus where it enters the medial geniculate body. It forms part of the major ascending auditory pathway.

Synonym: brachium colliculi inferioris, brachium quadrigeminum inferius, inferior quadrigeminal brachium.