The tegmentum includes the reticular formation, which helps facilitate motor function.
The name of its discoverer, the Italian anatomist Varoli, is sometimes included in this body part's full name. It consists of the tegmentum, and a larger part composed of masses of neurons that lie among bundles of fibers. The tegmentum includes the reticular formation, which helps facilitate motor function. FTP, identify this tract of fibers that links the medullar oblongata to the midbrain, serving as a bridge to relay impulses between different parts of the brain.
The name of its discoverer, the Italian anatomist Varoli, is sometimes included in this body part's full name.
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