spinotectal tract

Distribution

• a small anterolateral tract terminating in the intermediate & deep layers of the superior colliculus.
• it is part of a larger population of spino-mesencephalic that includes spinal projections to the periaqueductal gray substance.

More general terms

• spinal tract

Additional terms

• superior colliculus

Component of

• mesencephalon (midbrain)
• pons
• medulla
• spinal cord (spinal marrow)