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Brain-inter-atlas
interactive atlas of neuroanatomy
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Ventricles of the brain
Fourth ventricle
Fourth ventricle
Flattened in the coronal plane
Diamond-shaped
Upper extension:
aqueduct of midbrain
Median aperture and lateral recesses
→
subarachnoid space
Inferior extension: central canal
Midsagittal section
MRI - midsagittal plane
Posterior view of the brainstem
Anterior view of the cerebellum
Coronal section through the fourth ventricle, anterior view
Coronal section through the fourth ventricle, posterior view
Outline
Ventricles of the brain
Embryologic origin
Cerebrospinal fluid
Lateral ventricles
Third ventricle
Aqueduct of midbrain
Fourth ventricle
Central canal of spinal cord
Aqueduct of midbrain
Central canal of spinal cord
Introduction
Telencephalon
Diencephalon
Midbrain
Cerebellum
Pons
Medulla oblongata
Spinal cord
Meninges
Vascularization
Ventricles of the brain
Embryologic origin
Cerebrospinal fluid
Lateral ventricles
Third ventricle
Aqueduct of midbrain
Fourth ventricle
Central canal of spinal cord
Sectional anatomy
Contributors
References
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