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Fourth ventricle
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Infobox Brain
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = ventriculus quartus
GraySubject = 187
GrayPage = 797

Caption = Scheme showing relations of the ventricles to the surface of the brain. (Fourth ventricle labeled at bottom center.)

Caption2 = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from above. (Fourth ventricle visible at bottom center.)
IsPartOf =
Components =
Artery =
Vein =
BrainInfoType = hier
BrainInfoNumber = 617
MeshName = Fourth+Ventricle
MeshNumber = A08.186.211.276.500

The fourth ventricle is one of the four connected fluid-filled cavities within the human brain. These
cavities, known collectively as theventricular system, consist of the left and right lateral ventricles,
the third ventricle, and the fourth ventricle. The fourth ventricle extends from the cerebral aqueduct
("aqueduct of Sylvius") to the obex, and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
The fourth ventricle has a characteristic diamond shape in cross-sections of the human brain. It is located
within the pons or in the upper part of the medulla. CSF entering the fourth ventricle through the cerebral
aqueduct can exit to the subarachnoid space of the spinal cordthrough two lateral foramina of
Luschka (singular: "foramen of Luschka") and a single, midline foramen of Magendie (see List of human
anatomical parts named after people).
Roof and floor
The fourth ventricle has a "roof" dorsally and a "floor" ventrally. The roof of the fourth ventricle is formed
by the cerebellum (superior and inferior medullary velums), the floor by the rhomboid fossa, and the side
"walls" formed by the cerebellar peduncles. Among the prominent features of the floor of the fourth
ventricle are the:

*facial colliculus: formed by the internal part of the facial nerve as it loops around the abducens
nucleus in the lower pons;
*sulcus limitans: which represents the border between the alar plate and the basal plate of the
developing neural tube;
*obex: represents the caudal tip of the fourth ventricle; the obex is also a marker for the level of
the foramen magnum of the skull and therefore is a marker for the imaginary dividing line between
the medulla and spinal cord.

=Additional
External links
* - "Fourth Ventricle, Sagittal Section, Medial View"
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Tela chorioidea of the fourth ventricle Ifobox Brai Name PAGENAME

Lati tela choroidea vetriculi quarti GraySubject 187 GrayPage 798 Captio
Captio2 IsPartOf Compoets Artery Vei Acroym BraiIfoType hier BraiIfoNumber
636 MeshName MeshNumber DorladsPre t_03 DorladsSuf

Taenia of fourth ventricle Ifobox Brai Name PAGENAME Lati taeia

vetriculi quarti GraySubject 187 GrayPage 797 Captio Rhomboid fossa. (Taeia
of fourth vetricle labeled at bottom left.) Captio2 The formatio reticularis of the
medulla oblogata, show by a

Central nervous system I vertebrates, the cetral ervous system (CNS) is

the part of the ervous system which is eclosed i the meiges. It cotais the
majority of the ervous system ad cosists of the brai (i vertebrates which have
them), ad the spial

Cerebrospinal fluid Cerebrospial fluid (CSF), "Liquor cerebrospialis", is a

clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachoid space ad the vetricular system
aroud ad iside the brai. Essetially, the brai "floats" i it.More specifically the
CSF occupies

White matter Ifobox Aatomy Name White matter Lati substatia alba
GraySubject GrayPage Captio The formatio of the spial erve from the dorsal
ad vetral roots. (White matter labeled at right.) Captio2 System MeshName
MeshNumber DorladsPre s_27

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Cerebellum Ifobox Brai Name Cerebellum Lati GraySubject GrayPage

Captio Figure 1a: A huma brai, with the cerebellum i purple Captio2 Figure 1b:
MRI image showig a mid-sagittal view of the huma brai, with the cerebellum i
purple IsPartOf Brai

Causes of mental disorders The causes of metal disorders are complex,

ad iteract ad vary accordig to the particular disorder ad idividual. Geetics,
early developmet, drugs, disease or ijury, eurocogitive ad psychological
mechaisms, ad life experieces,

Hydrocephalus ICD9 331.4, ICD9 741.0, ICD9 742.3 ICDO OMIM

DiseasesDB 6123 MedliePlus 001571 eMedicieSubj euro eMedicieTopic 161
MeshID D006849Hydrocephalus (prouciatio IPAEg hadosfls) is a term
derived from the Greek words "hydro" meaig

Medulla oblongata Ifobox Brai Name PAGENAME Lati medulla oblogata

GraySubject 187 GrayPage 767 Captio Medulla oblogata labeled at bottom
left Captio2 Sectio of the medulla oblogata at about the middle of the olive.
Width 250 IsPartOf Brai stem

Abducens nerve Ifobox Nerve Name PAGENAME Lati ervus abduces

GraySubject 201 GrayPage 899 Captio Captio2 Width 440 Iervates
BrachFrom abduces ucleus BrachTo MeshName Abduces+Nerve
MeshNumber A08.800.800.120.030 DorladsPre DorladsSuf The

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