Corpora quadrigemina

In the brain, the corpora quadrigemina (Latin for "quadruplet bodies") are the four colliculi—two inferior, two superior—located on the tectum of the dorsal aspect of the midbrain.The corpora quadrigemina are reflex centers involving vision and hearing.It basically connects the forebrain and the hind brain.It has four corpora quadrigemina which are the reflex centres of eye movement and auditory responses.The superior part of corpora quadrigemina are called superior colliculi, and inferior part as inferior colliculi.
NeuroNamesAnatomical terms of neuroanatomyinferiorsuperiortectummidbrainInferior colliculusSuperior colliculusGrey matterPretectal areaWhite matterSpinotectal tractCentral tegmental tractTectospinal tractCerebral aqueductPeduncleTegmentumMedialLateralAscending MLFVestibulo-oculomotor fibersSpinothalamic tractVentral trigeminal tractDentatothalamic tractRubrospinal tractRubro-olivary tractDescending MLFcranial nucleiMesencephalicOculomotor nucleusTrochlear nucleusEdinger–Westphal nucleusVentral tegmental areaRostromedial tegmental nucleusPeriaqueductal grayRed nucleusRostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculusParabrachial areaInterpeduncular nucleusMidbrain reticular formationDorsal tegmental nucleusRaphe nucleidorsalReticulotegmental nucleusCerebral crusPyramidal tractsCorticospinal tractCorticobulbar tractCorticopontine tractFrontopontine fibersTemporopontine fibersSubstantia nigraPars compactaPars reticulataSuperior cerebellar peduncleDecussationInterpeduncular fossaneuroanatomy