Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa

Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa
Details
Latin	cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri
Identifiers
Gray's	p.877
Dorlands /Elsevier	c_37/12241855
TA	A14.1.01.210
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The cistern of lateral cerebral fossa is formed in front of either temporal lobe by the arachnoid bridging across the lateral fissure.

This cavity contains the middle cerebral artery.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Layers

Arachnoid granulation Arachnoid trabeculae

Subarachnoid cisterns:	Cisterna magna Pontine cistern Interpeduncular cistern Chiasmatic Lateral cerebral fossa Of great cerebral vein Of lamina terminalis

Combined

Spaces

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