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Tegmentum - definition

section of neural tissue that extends through the brainstem anterior to the ventricular space of the brainstem. The tegmentum contains the reticular formation, cranial nerves, the nuclei associated with the cranial nerves (i.e., cranial nerve nuclei), as well as various ascending and descending pathways.

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