Substantia ferruginea
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The substantia ferruginea is an underlying patch of deeply pigmented nerve cells that give the locus ceruleus
Locus ceruleus
The locus coeruleus , is a nucleus in the brainstem involved with physiological responses to stress and panic. It was discovered in the 18th century by Félix Vicq-d'Azyr....

 its bluish-gray color. It can be found in the region of the superior part of the rhomboid fossa
Rhomboid fossa
The anterior part of the fourth ventricle is named, from its shape, the rhomboid fossa, and its anterior wall, formed by the back of the pons and medulla oblongata, constitutes the floor of the fourth ventricle....

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