Cistern of great cerebral vein
| Cistern of great cerebral vein | |
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| Details | |
| Latin |
Cisterna venae magnae cerebri Cisterna ambiens Cisterna superior[1] |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.877 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | c_37/12241916 |
| TA | A14.1.01.217 |
| FMA | 74511 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The cistern of great cerebral vein (quadrigeminal cistern, ambient cistern) is a dilation of the subarachnoid space between the splenium of the corpus callosum and the superior surface of the cerebellum; it extends between the layers of the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle and contains the great cerebral vein and pineal body.
Synonyms
Synonyms of cistern of great cerebral vein include: quadrigeminal cistern, ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen and superior cistern[1]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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