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tectospinal tract

a tract of nerve fibers that starts at the superior colliculus, crosses the midline at the midbrain, and decends through the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata to terminate in the cervical (neck) region of the spinal cord. It functions in turning the head in response to visual, auditory, and somatosensory stimuli. See also ventromedial pathway.

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facial disfigurement

facial disfigurement

any distortion, malformation, or abnormality of facial features due to injury, disease, or congenital anomaly. Because of a common tendency to assign traits to individuals on the basis of their facial features, people with facial disfigurements are particularly vulnerable to social, psychological, and economic discrimination and unfavorable stress effects.