The structure and function of the tectum located in the midbrain are:
A.
The most posterior part of the midbrain, known as the tectum, contains two pairs of rounded projections: the superior & inferior colliculi.
B.
The superior colliculi contain many nuclei involved in controlling the eye to produce vision, including focusing, scanning, and blinking; nerve signals that control the eye are carried by the oculomotor nerve, whose roots arise in the superior colliculi.
C.
The inferior colliculi play a similar role for the sense of hearing by forming relays for auditory pathways to the cerebrum.
D.
Auditory reflexes, such as the startle reflex in response to loud sounds, are processed in the inferior colliculi.