"Fourth Ventricle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An irregularly shaped cavity in the RHOMBENCEPHALON, located between the MEDULLA OBLONGATA; the PONS; and the isthmus in front, and the CEREBELLUM behind. It is continuous with the central canal of the cord below and with the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT above, and through its lateral and median apertures it communicates with the SUBARACHNOID SPACE.
| Descriptor ID |
D020546
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.276.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Fourth Ventricle- Fourth Ventricle
- Fourth Ventricles
- Ventricle, Fourth
- Ventricles, Fourth
- Quarto Ventricolo
- Quarto Ventricolos
- Ventricolo, Quarto
- Ventricolos, Quarto
- 4th Ventricle
- 4th Ventricles
- Ventricle, 4th
- Ventricles, 4th
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