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Abstract
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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11 entry terms
- 4th Ventricle
- Quarto Ventricolo
- 4th Ventricles
- Fourth Ventricles
- Quarto Ventricolos
- Ventricle, 4th
- Ventricle, Fourth
- Ventricles, 4th
- Ventricles, Fourth
- Ventricolo, Quarto
- Ventricolos, Quarto
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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2000
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- Cerebral Ventricles (1965-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fourth Ventricle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020546. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020546
- Fourth Ventricle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_ventricle
- Fourth Ventricle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069121