Pontine cistern
The pontine cistern, also cisterna pontis and cisterna pontocerebellaris is a notable subarachnoid cistern on the ventral aspect of the pons.
| 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, cisterna pontocerebellaris. |
| NeuroNames | 556 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It contains the basilar artery, and is continuous behind with the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord, and with the cisterna magna, and in front of the pons with the interpeduncular cistern.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 876 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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