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Midbrain - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The midbrain arises from the [[CNS_Development_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Development_of_the_Brain|mesencephalon]]. One of the key roles of this area of the brain during development is the maintainence of a patent cerebral aqueduct to facilitate the appropriate development of higher brains structures including the cerebral hemispheres.
The midbrain arises from the [[CNS_Development_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Development_of_the_Brain|mesencephalon]]. One of the key roles of this area of the brain during development is the maintainence of a patent cerebral aqueduct to facilitate the appropriate development of higher brains structures including the cerebral hemispheres.
==Midbrain Structure & Function==
==Midbrain Structure & Function==
===Corpora quadrigemina===
It’s tectum (roof) has four [[#Colliculi|colliculi]], two rostral and two caudal. Cranial nerves III and IV have their nuculi within the midbrain.
It’s tectum (roof) has four [[#Colliculi|colliculi]], two rostral and two caudal. Cranial nerves III and IV have their nuculi within the midbrain.
==Structure and Function==
==Structure and Function==