Third ventricle

Third ventricle

Name:	Third ventricle
Description:	Part of the ventricular system of the brain, forming a single large cavity in the midline of the diencephalon; it is continuous with the lateral ventricles through the interventricular foramen and the fourth ventricle through the cerebral aqueduct. (Maryann Martone. It is bounded anteriorly by the lamina terminalis; much of the medial surface is formed by the thalamus and hypothalamus; part of the hypothalamus forms its floor (Nolte, the Human Brain, 6th ed., 2009, pg 101).^[1]
Synonym(s):	3rd ventricle
Is part of:	Cerebral ventricular cavity, diencephalon
Abbreviation:	3V
Super-category:	Regional part of brain
Id:	birnlex_714
Organism:	Mammal
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Parts of Third ventricle

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Abbrev	3V +
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 cavity in the midline of the diencephalon; it is continuous with the lateral ventricles through the interventricular foramen and the fourth ventricle through the cerebral aqueduct. (Maryann Martone. It is bounded anteriorly by the lamina terminalis; much of the medial surface is formed by the thalamus and hypothalamus; part of the hypothalamus forms its floor (Nolte, the Human Brain, 6th ed., 2009, pg 101). , the Human Brain, 6th ed., 2009, pg 101).
EditorialNote	There is a separate entry for "Entire third ventricle" in UMLS. This ID is for "third ventricle".
Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	PONS brain region +
Id	birnlex_714 +
Is part of	Cerebral ventricular cavity +, and Diencephalon +
Label	Third 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	3rd ventricle +
Umlscui	C0149555 +