part of part of develops from develops from contributes to morphology of organ part corpora quadrigemina http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Gray709.png SCTID:361579006 FMA:242157 Wikipedia:Corpora_quadrigemina set of colliculi MA:0002567 corpora quadrigemina GAID:574 this section needs worked on for pan-vertebrate consistency. for now we include a mammal specific definition, even though the child terms are applicable across vertebrates BTO:0001710 EV:0100244 UBERON:0002259 MESH:D003336 neuronames:1279 quadrigeminal body DHBA:12375 colliculi NCIT:C12461 UMLS:C0010087 Either of the two pairs of colliculi on the dorsal surface of the midbrain composed of white matter externally and gray matter within, the superior pair containing correlation centers for optic reflexes and the inferior pair containing correlation centers for auditory reflexes[BTO]. EMAPA:36556 midbrain tectum tectal plate