Cistern of great cerebral vein
| Cistern of great cerebral vein | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin |
Cisterna venae magnae cerebri Cisterna ambiens Cisterna superior[1] |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | c_37/12241916 |
| TA | A14.1.01.217 |
| FMA | 74511 |
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 the pineal gland.
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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