tegmentum
- noun
- /ˈtɛɡməntəm/
- Specialized
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tegmento
- In a healthy brain, the tegmentum is integral to coordinating both voluntary and involuntary movements.
- ventral tegmentum
Examples
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Jonathan's appetitive light goes on, and his ventral tegmentum gets all hyperactive and releases dopamine like mad.
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Further, "dopamine-rich areas of the brain, such as the right ventral tegmentum, are important for addiction studies (addicted to love?)."
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If you came often anatomist talk about the tegmentum below the tectum.
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Figure 3. Axial T2-weighted MRI shows the old hemorrhagic insult at the level of the tegmentum pontis.
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Animals rigged up to get an electrical charge through the ventral tegmentum will work like maniacs, pressing levers, forgoing every earthly pleasure offered to them in order to get the stimulus.
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The tegmentum plays a crucial role in regulating movement and alertness within the brainstem.
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Researchers study the tegmentum to understand its impact on various neural functions.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tegmentum keeps the Latin root teg- meaning 'to cover'. In anatomy it refers to a central 'cover' inside the brainstem that contains and shields parts for movement and alertness, so the name fits its role in the brain.
