Nerve Fiber Bundles on the Ventrolateral Surface of the Midbrain

question 83

Multiple Choice

Nerve fiber bundles on the ventrolateral surface of the midbrain are the

• A) tegmenta.
• B) corpora quadrigemina.
• C) cerebral peduncles.
• D) superior colliculi.
• E) inferior colliculi.

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