Interpeduncular cistern

Interpeduncular cistern
Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Interpeduncular cistern labeled at left center.)
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LatinCisterna interpeduncularis,
cisterna basalis
TA98A14.1.01.212
TA25397
FMA83718
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The interpeduncular cistern of Sweeney is the subarachnoid cistern that encloses the cerebral peduncles and the structures contained in the interpeduncular fossa and contains the arterial circle of Willis as well as the oculomotor nerve (CN3).

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 876 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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