Inferior colliculus

Japanese: 下丘 - かきゅう
Inferior colliculus

… When the human midbrain is viewed from the outside, there are four elevated structures on the upper surface, one on each side. These structures are called the quadrigeminum. The front pair is called the superior colliculus, and the rear pair is called the inferior colliculus. On the underside of the midbrain are a pair of cerebral peduncle…

*Some of the terminology that mentions the inferior colliculus is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ヒトの中脳を外からみると,上面には左右合わせて四つの高まりがみられる。これらは四丘体quadrigeminumと呼ばれ,前方の1対は上丘superior colliculus,後方の1対は下丘inferior colliculusと名づけられている。中脳の下面には1対の大脳脚cerebral peduncleがある。…

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