Term Name:	superior colliculus
Synonyms:	anterior colliculus, anterior corpus quadrigeminum, colliculus bigeminalis oralis, colliculus cranialis, colliculus rostralis, colliculus superior, corpora bigemina, corpus quadrigeminum superius, cranial colliculus, dorsal midbrain, layers of the superior colliculus, lobus opticus, nates, optic lobe, optic tectum, strata (grisea et alba) colliculi cranialis, strata (grisea et alba) colliculi superioris, tectal lobe, tectum, tectum opticum
Definition:	Part of the midbrain tecturm consisting of paired bodies that sit caudal to the thalamus and surround the pineal gland in the mesencephalon of vertebrate brains. It comprises the rostral aspect of the midbrain, posterior to the periaqueductal gray and adjacent superior the inferior colliculus. The inferior and superior colliculi are known collectively as the corpora quadrigemina (Latin, quadruplet bodies). It consists of several identified cellular layers and also comprises the brachium of the superior colliculus and commissure of supeior colliculus from Wikipedia.org and Neuronames (MM).
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001945]