Cerebral aqueduct

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Brain: Cerebral aqueduct
Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve.
Latin aqueductus mesencephali (cerebri)
Gray's subject #188 806
NeuroNames hier-500
MeSH Cerebral+Aqueduct

The mesencephalic duct, also known as the aqueductus mesencephali, aqueduct of Sylvius or the cerebral aqueduct, contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), is within the mesencephalon (or midbrain) and connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon to the fourth ventricle, which is between the pons and cerebellum.

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A blockage in this duct is a cause of hydrocephalus.

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