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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem > Mesencephalon > Cerebral Peduncle > Tegmentum Mesencephali > Periaqueductal Gray

Preferred term

Periaqueductal Gray  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Central Gray, Mesencephalic
  • Central Gray, Midbrain
  • Central Gray Substance of Midbrain
  • Central Periaqueductal Gray
  • Gray, Central Periaqueductal
  • Gray Matter, Periaqueductal
  • Griseum Centrale
  • Griseum Centrale Mesencephali
  • Griseum Centrale Mesencephalus
  • Mesencephalic Central Gray
  • Midbrain Central Gray
  • Periaqueductal Gray Matter
  • Periaqueductal Grays, Central
  • Substantia Grisea Centralis
  • Substantia Grisea Centralis Mesencephali

Scope note

  • Central gray matter surrounding the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT in the MESENCEPHALON. Physiologically it is probably involved in RAGE reactions, the LORDOSIS REFLEX; FEEDING responses, bladder tonus, and pain.

History note

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010487

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