Anatomy

Lateral Ventricles

Cavity in each of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES derived from the cavity of the embryonic NEURAL TUBE. They are separated from each other by the SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM, and each communicates with the THIRD VENTRICLE by the foramen of Monro, through which also the choroid plexuses (CHOROID PLEXUS) of the lateral ventricles become continuous with that of the third ventricle.

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Cavity in each of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES derived from the cavity of the embryonic NEURAL TUBE. They are separated from each other by the SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM, and each communicates with the THIRD VENTRICLE by the foramen of Monro, through which also the choroid plexuses (CHOROID PLEXUS) of the lateral ventricles become continuous with that of the third ventricle.

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  • Lateral Ventricle
  • Ventricle, Lateral
  • Ventricles, Lateral
  • Subventricular Zone
  • Subventricular Zones
  • Zone, Subventricular
  • Zones, Subventricular

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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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  1. National Library of Medicine. Lateral Ventricles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020547. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020547
  2. Lateral Ventricles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_ventricles
  3. Lateral Ventricles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1929623