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Fourth ventricle
| Name: | Fourth ventricle |
| Description: | Part of the ventricular system of the brain, forming a single large irregularly shaped cavity located on the midline of the rhombencephalon, between the medulla, pons and the isthmus ventrally and the cerebellum dorsally. It is continuous with the cerebral aqueduct anteriorally and the central canal of the spinal cord posteriorly. It communicates with the subarachnoid space through its lateral and median apertures. |
| Synonym(s): | 4th ventricle |
| Is part of: | Cerebral ventricular cavity, hindbrain |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1256 |
| Organism: | mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
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| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Part of the ventricular system of the brai … Part of the ventricular system of the brain, forming a single large irregularly shaped cavity located on the midline of the rhombencephalon, between the medulla, pons and the isthmus ventrally and the cerebellum dorsally. It is continuous with the cerebral aqueduct anteriorally and the central canal of the spinal cord posteriorly. It communicates with the subarachnoid space through its lateral and median apertures. through its lateral and median apertures. |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_1256 + |
| Is part of | Cerebral ventricular cavity +, and Hindbrain + |
| Label | Fourth ventricle + |
| ModifiedDate | 29 March 2012 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | 4th ventricle + |