See Also: inferior nasal colliculus(medicine)
colliculus inferior(medicine)
inferior colliculus(medicine)
brachium of inferior colliculus(medicine)
nucleus of inferior colliculus(medicine)
inferior nasal concha(medicine)
inferior nasal venule of retina(medicine)
inferior nasal arteriole of retina(medicine)
posterior inferior nasal branches of greater palatine nerve(medicine)
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inferior nasal colliculus (medicine)


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inferior colliculus


The ovoid, paired, inferior eminence of the laminae of mesencephalic tectum; it receives the lateral lemniscus and projects by way of the brachium of inferior colliculus to the medial geniculate body of the thalamus, and is thus an essential way-station in the central auditory pathway.

Synonym: colliculus inferior, corpus quadrigeminum posterius, inferior nasal colliculus, posterior quadrigeminal body.