Function:
- Controls Motor Functions
- Regulates Awareness and Attention
- Regulates Some Autonomic Functions
Location:
- The tegmentum is located in the ventral region of the mesencephalon (mid brain). It consists of the cerebral aqueduct, periaqueductal gray, reticular formation, substantia nigra and the red nucleus.
Images:
- Deep Cerebellar Nuclei and Associated Fiber Tracts: Tegmentum #3
- Upper Midbrain, Light Microscopy Section: Tegmentum #4
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