cistern of great cerebral vein
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Cistern of great cerebral vein — Brain: Cistern of great cerebral vein Latin cisterna venae magnae cerebri, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris [1] Gray s subject #193 877 The cistern of great cerebral vein (quadrigeminal cistern) is a dilation of the subarachnoid space… … Wikipedia
Cistern (neuroanatomy) — Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. Latin cisterna Gray s … Wikipedia
cistern — 1. [TA] Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum … Medical dictionary
Cistern of lamina terminalis — 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… … Wikipedia
Chiasmatic cistern — Brain: Chiasmatic cistern Latin cisterna chiasmatica Gray s subject #193 877 NeuroLex ID birnlex 4003 In front, the cisterna interpeduncularis extends forward across the optic c … Wikipedia
Pontine cistern — Brain: Pontine cistern Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Cisterna pontis labeled at left center.) … Wikipedia
Interpeduncular cistern — Brain: Interpeduncular cistern Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Interpeduncular cistern labeled at left center.) Latin cisterna interpeduncularis, cisterna basalis Gray s … Wikipedia
cisterna — SYN: cistern. [L. an underground cistern for water, fr. cista, a box] c. ambiens [TA] SYN: ambient cistern. c. basalis SYN: interpeduncular cistern. c. caryothecae the space between the internal and external membranes of the nuclear … Medical dictionary
cisterna quadrigeminalis — [TA] quadrigeminal cistern: the superior confluent of the subarachnoid space, lying in the angle between the splenium of the corpus callosum and the superior surfaces of the cerebellum and mesencephalon, and containing the great cerebral vein and … Medical dictionary
Ventricular system — Brain: Cerebral ventricles Scheme showing relations of the ventricles to the surface of the brain … Wikipedia
