Fourth Ventricle
Synonyms
4th Ventricle
4th Ventricles
Fourth Ventricles
Quarto Ventricolo
Quarto Ventricolos
Ventricle, 4th
Ventricle, Fourth
Ventricles, 4th
Ventricles, Fourth
Ventricolo, Quarto
Ventricolos, Quarto
An irregularly shaped cavity in the RHOMBENCEPHALON, located between the MEDULLA OBLONGATA; the PONS; and the isthmus in front, and the CEREBELLUM behind. It is continuous with the central canal of the cord below and with the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT above, and through its lateral and median apertures it communicates with the SUBARACHNOID SPACE.
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