Interpeduncular cistern
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).
| Interpeduncular cistern | |
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 Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Interpeduncular cistern labeled at left center.) | |
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| Latin | Cisterna interpeduncularis, cisterna basalis |
| TA98 | A14.1.01.212 |
| TA2 | 5397 |
| FMA | 83718 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 876 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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