The roof of the mesencephalon of the brain.
Dorsal extension over the mouth of a crustacean or acarine; also called the rostrum.
cap or roof-like structure
Latin = roof; hence the roof of the midbrain.
L. roof, from tego, to cover. The tectum of the mid-brain refers to the dorsal parts of the mid- brain, the superior and inferior colliculi.
a bodily structure resembling or serving as a roof.
The dorsal surface of the midbrain, composed of the superior and inferior colliculi.
The part of the midbrain situated above the interventricular foramen consisting of the superior and inferior colliculi. See Corpora Quadrigemina. T. Optic: See Colliculus Superior
a roof-like structure, particularly the dorsal part of the midbrain.
the dorsal (top) portion of the midbrain (mesencephalon)