fourth ventricle

4th ventricle

Part of the ventricular system of the brain, forming a single large irregularly shaped cavity located on the midline of the rhombencephalon, between the medulla, pons and the isthmus ventrally and the cerebellum dorsally. It is continuous with the cerebral aqueduct anteriorally and the central canal of the spinal cord posteriorly. It communicates with the subarachnoid space through its lateral and median apertures.

Typ Organ
Körpersystem Nervous
Übergeordnete Struktur brain ventricle
Lateinischer Name 4th ventricle
FMA ID 78469

Häufig gestellte Fragen

What is the fourth ventricle?
Part of the ventricular system of the brain, forming a single large irregularly shaped cavity located on the midline of the rhombencephalon, between the medulla, pons and the isthmus ventrally and the cerebellum dorsally. It is continuous with the cerebral aqueduct anteriorally and the central canal
What body system is the fourth ventricle part of?
The fourth ventricle is part of the Nervous.
What is the Latin name for the fourth ventricle?
The Latin name for the fourth ventricle is 4th ventricle.

Verwandte Strukturen

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.