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Foundational features of the brainstem
Noted Anatomist
Related terms:
cerebral ventricle
choroid plexus
ependyma
raphe nuclei
red nucleus
septum pellucidum
tegmentum
third ventricle
lateral ventricle
Body Space or Junction
cerebral aqueduct
ce·re·bral aq·ue·duct
Subclass of:
Tegmentum Mesencephali; Cerebral Ventricles
Definitions related to cerebral aqueduct:
  • Narrow channel in the MESENCEPHALON that connects the third and fourth CEREBRAL VENTRICLES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (aqueduct of sylvius) A channel that connects the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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