Interpeduncular fossa
| Interpeduncular fossa | |
|---|---|
 Base of brain. | |
 Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve. (Interpeduncular fossa not labeled, but visible at bottom center.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | fossa interpeduncularis |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.816 |
| NeuroNames | hier-480 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | f_14/12376197 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The interpeduncular fossa is a somewhat rhomboid-shaped area of the base of the brain, limited in front by the optic chiasma, behind by the antero-superior surface of the pons, antero-laterally by the converging optic tracts, and postero-laterally by the diverging cerebral peduncles.
The structures contained in it, from behind forward, are the posterior perforated substance, corpora mamillaria, tuber cinereum, infundibulum, and Pituitary Gland.
See also
- cerebral peduncles
Additional images
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Human brainstem anterior view
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Interpeduncular fossa
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Cerebrum. Deep dissection. Inferior dissection.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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