Cistern of lamina terminalis
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The cistern of lamina terminalis is a cistern
of the subarachnoid space
in the brain. This particular cistern lies in front of (rostral to) the lamina terminalis
and anterior commissure
between the two frontal lobes of the cerebrum. The cistern contains cerebrospinal fluid
, and connects the suprasellar cistern to the pericallosal cistern. The anterior cerebral artery and the anterior communicating artery
travel within this cistern.
Cistern (neuroanatomy)
In neuroanatomy, a cistern is any opening in the subarachnoid space of the brain created by a separation of the arachnoid and pia mater. These spaces are filled with cerebrospinal fluid...
of the subarachnoid space
Subarachnoid space
In the central nervous system, the subarachnoid cavity is the interval between the arachnoid membrane and pia mater....
in the brain. This particular cistern lies in front of (rostral to) the lamina terminalis
Lamina terminalis
The median portion of the wall of the fore-brain vesicle consists of a thin lamina, the lamina terminalis, which stretches from the interventricular foramen to the recess at the base of the optic stalk and contains the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis, which regulates the osmolarity of...
and anterior commissure
Anterior commissure
The anterior commissure is a bundle of nerve fibers , connecting the two cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix...
between the two frontal lobes of the cerebrum. The cistern contains cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid , Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear, colorless, bodily fluid, that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain and spinal cord...
, and connects the suprasellar cistern to the pericallosal cistern. The anterior cerebral artery and the anterior communicating artery
Anterior communicating artery
In human anatomy, the anterior communicating artery is a blood vessel of the brain that connects the left and right anterior cerebral arteries....
travel within this cistern.