The midbrain comprises the tectum, tegmentum, the cerebral aqueduct, and the cerebral peduncles, as well as several nuclei and fasciculi. Caudally the midbrain adjoins the metencephalon (afterbrain) (pons and cerebellum); while rostrally it adjoins the diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, etc.) Specifically, the midbrain consists of: Tectum
table (plural tables) 1  Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. 2  A two-dimensional presentation of data. ( 3 music) The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
A collective noun is singular. Jack is correct. The grammatical explanation is that words like everybody everyone are considered to be collective nouns and treated as a singular entity, a group, a singular noun. The use of a singular noun should always have a singular verb and any related possessive adjectives should also be singular (like his or her).