Circumventricular Organs

Synonyms

Circumventricular Organ

Circumventricular Organ, Secretory

Circumventricular Organ, Sensory

Circumventricular Organs, Secretory

Circumventricular Organs, Sensory

Neurohemal Organ

Neurohemal Organs

Organ, Circumventricular

Organ, Neurohemal

Organ, Secretory Circumventricular

Organ, Sensory Circumventricular

Organs, Circumventricular

Organs, Neurohemal

Organs, Secretory Circumventricular

Organs, Sensory Circumventricular

Secretory Circumventricular Organ

Secretory Circumventricular Organs

Sensory Circumventricular Organ

Sensory Circumventricular Organs

Highly vascularized and specialized tissues distributed principally along the midline of the VENTRICULAR SYSTEM from the FOREBRAIN to the HINDBRAIN. They are distinguished by their lack of normal BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and fenestrated capillaries and contain either neurosecretory neurons or chemoreceptors.