Pontine cistern
The pontine cistern (or prepontine cistern) is a subarachnoid cistern situated ventrally/anteriorly to the pons.: 478 It contains the basilar artery.: 478 Each lateral aperture opens into the pontine cistern just posterior to the cranial nerve VIII.: 483
| Pontine cistern | |
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Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Cisterna pontis labeled at left center.) | |
Scheme of roof of fourth ventricle. The arrow is in the foramen of Majendie. 1: Inferior medullary velum 2: Choroid plexus 3: Cerebellomedullary cistern of subarachnoid cavity 4: Central canal 5: Corpora quadrigemina 6: Cerebral peduncle 7: superior medullary velum 8: Ependymal lining of ventricle 9: Pontine cistern of subarachnoid cavity | |
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| Latin | cisterna pontis |
| NeuroNames | 556 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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