See Also: brachium quadrigeminum inferius(medicine)
brachium quadrigeminum superius(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
quadrigeminum(medicine)
corpus quadrigeminum anterius(medicine)
corpus quadrigeminum posterius(medicine)
brachium(medicine)
brachium(dictionary)
brachium pontis(medicine)
brachium of superior colliculus(medicine)

brachium quadrigeminum inferius (medicine)


brachium quadrigeminum inferius -->
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.