A brief description of the Anatomy of the mid brain at the level of the superior colliculus and its clinical importance

1. THE MID-BRAIN AT THE LEVEL OF THE
SUPERIOR COLLICULUS
BY:
BALOGUN WASIU GBOLAHAN
B.Sc., M.Sc. Anatomy (Ilorin)

2. T.S. of rostral midbrain at level of superior colliculus.

4. Applied Anatomy
• Impaired vision
• Damage to RAS can produce coma.
• The oculomotor nerve supply the extraocular
muscles of eye (except S.O + L.R.).
• lesion of pars compacta of the substantia nigra
leads to parkinson’s disease