Cistern of lamina terminalis

Cistern of lamina terminalis
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Identifiers
Latin	cisterna laminae terminalis
TA	A14.1.01.216
FMA	74516
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The cistern of lamina terminalis is a cistern of the subarachnoid space in the brain. This particular cistern lies in front of (rostral to) the lamina terminalis and anterior commissure between the two frontal lobes of the cerebrum.^[1] The cistern contains cerebrospinal fluid, and connects the chiasmatic cistern to the pericallosal cistern.^[1] The anterior cerebral artery and the anterior communicating artery travel within this cistern.^[1]

References

1 2 3 J. Randy Jinkins (2000). "The Subarachnoid Cisterns, Fissures, and Spaces". Atlas of neuroradiologic embryology, anatomy, and variants. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 261. ISBN 0-7817-1652-7.

Meninges of the brain and spinal cord

Layers

Dura mater

Arachnoid mater

Arachnoid granulation Arachnoid trabeculae

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

Pia mater

Combined

Spaces

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