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Any rooflike covering or structure. [L. roof, roofed structure, fr. tego, pp. tectus, to cover]

- t. mesencephali [TA] SYN: lamina of mesencephalic t..

- t. of midbrain SYN: lamina of mesencephalic t..

tec·tum 'tek-təm n, pl tec·ta -tə

1) a bodily structure resembling or serving as a roof

2) the dorsal part of the midbrain including the corpora quadrigemina called also tectum mesencephali

the roof of the midbrain, behind and above the cerebral aqueduct. From the nerve tissue protrude two pairs of rounded swellings called the superior and inferior colliculi, which contain cells concerned with reflexes involving vision and hearing, respectively.