Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa

Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa
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Identifiers
Latin cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri
TA A14.1.01.210

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The cistern of lateral cerebral fossa is formed in front of either temporal lobe by the arachnoid bridging across the lateral fissure.

This cavity contains the middle cerebral artery.

References

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



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