See Also: rhombencephalic tegmentum(medicine)
rhombencephalic isthmus(medicine)
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transverse rhombencephalic flexure(medicine)
tegmentum(medicine)
tegmentum(dictionary)
tegmentum of rhombencephalon(medicine)
tegmentum of pons(medicine)
mesencephalic tegmentum(medicine)

rhombencephalic tegmentum (medicine)


rhombencephalic tegmentum


The portion of the pons continuous with the mesencephalic tegmentum; it consists of reticular formation, tracts, and cranial nerve nuclei, and forms the dorsal part of the pons (pars dorsalis pontis).

Synonym: tegmentum rhombencephali, tegmentum of rhombencephalon.