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  2. Fourth ventricle - Wikipedia

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    The fourth ventricle has a characteristic diamond shape in cross-sections of the human brain. It is located within the pons or in the upper part of the medulla oblongata . CSF entering the fourth ventricle through the cerebral aqueduct can exit to the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord through two lateral apertures and a single, midline ...

  3. Ventricular system - Wikipedia

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    The four cavities of the human brain are called ventricles. [6] The two largest are the lateral ventricles in the cerebrum, the third ventricle is in the diencephalon of the forebrain between the right and left thalamus, and the fourth ventricle is located at the back of the pons and upper half of the medulla oblongata of the

  4. Area postrema - Wikipedia

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    [1] [5] The vagal trigone overlies the dorsal vagal nucleus and is situated on the caudal end of the rhomboid fossa or 'floor' of the fourth ventricle. The area postrema is situated just before the obex, the inferior apex of the caudal ventricular floor. Both the funiculus separans and area postrema have a similar thick ependyma-containing ...

  5. Median aperture - Wikipedia

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    The median aperture (median aperture of fourth ventricle or foramen of Magendie) is an opening at the caudal portion of the roof of the fourth ventricle. [1] It allows the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the fourth ventricle into the cisterna magna. [2] [3] The other openings of the fourth ventricle are the lateral apertures - one on ...

  6. Lateral recess - Wikipedia

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    The fourth ventricle is the lower blue mass. The little points sticking out on the left and right are the two parts of the lateral recess. The lateral recess or lateral recess of fourth ventricle , is a projection of the fourth ventricle which extends to the lateral border of the brainstem at the pontomedullary junction .

  7. Circumventricular organs - Wikipedia

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    The area postrema is located in the caudal medulla oblongata near the junction of the brainstem and the spinal cord. [16] In humans and in most other mammals that have been studied, it consists of swellings on either wall of the fourth ventricle. [16] [17] In rodents and lagomorphs, however, the area postrema forms a midline structure dorsal to ...

  8. Cerebral aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    Rostrally, it is continuous with the third ventricle, commencing just inferior to the posterior commissure. [3] Caudally, it is continuous with the fourth ventricle at the junction of the mesencephalon and pons. [3] The midbrain tegmentum is situated anteriorly to the cerebral aqueduct. [3]

  9. Roof of fourth ventricle - Wikipedia

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    The roof of fourth ventricle is the dorsal surface of the fourth ventricle. It corresponds to the ventral surface of the cerebellum. The upper portion of the roof is formed by the cerebellum. The roof of ventricle is diamond shaped and can be divided into superior and inferior parts.