THIRD VENTRICLE
| 779 | Ventriculus tertius | Third ventricle | ||
| 780 | Foramen interventriculare | Interventricular foramen | ||
| 781 | Organum subfornicale | Subfornical organ | ||
| 782 | Taenia thalami | Taenia thalami | ||
| 783 | Tela choroidea | Choroid membrane | ||
| 784 | Plexus choroideus | Choroid plexus | ||
| 785 | Stria medullaris thalami | Stria medullaris thalami | ||
| 786 | Recessus suprapinealis | Suprapineal recess | ||
| 787 | Commissura habenularum | Habenular commissure | ||
| 788 | Recessus pinealis | Pineal recess | ||
| 789 | Commissura posterior; commissura epithalamica | Posterior commissure | ||
| 790 | Apertura aqueductus mesencephali; apertura aqueductus cerebri | Opening of aqueduct of midbrain; opening of cerebral aqueduct | ||
| 791 | Recessus infundibuli; recessus infundibularis | Infundibular recess | ||
| 792 | Recessus supraopticus | Supra-optic recess | ||
| 793 | Lamina terminalis | Lamina terminalis | ||
| 794 | Columna fornicis | Column of fornix | ||
| 795 | Commissura anterior | Anterior commissure | ||
| 796 | Sulcus hypothalamicus | Hypothalamic sulcus | ||
| 797 | Adhesio interthalamica | Interthalamic adhesion; massa intermedia |
- third ventricle
- communications
- through foramen of monro
- communicates with lateral ventricle
- bounded anterior by foramen of monro
- posterioly by tubercle of thalamus
- posteroinferiroly in median plane
- communicates with 4 ventricle
- through cerebral aqueduct
- features
- median cleft between two thalami
- cavity is lined by ependyma
- boundaries
- anterior wall
- lamina terminalis
- anterior commisure
- anterior columns of fornix
- posterior wall
- pineal body
- posterior commisure
- cerebral aqueduct
- roof
- body of fornix
- ependyma linig the undersurface of tela choroidea of third ventricle
- floor
- optic chiasm
- tuber cinerum
- infundibulum (pitutary stalk)
- mamillary bodies
- tegmentum of midbrain
- lateral wall
- medial surface of thalamus
- posterosuperior part
- hypothalamus
- anteroinferior part
Discussion