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Ventricular system — Brain: Cerebral ventricles Scheme showing relations of the ventricles to the surface of the brain … Wikipedia
Cerebral aqueduct — Brain: Cerebral aqueduct Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve … Wikipedia
Hydrocephalus — For other uses, see Hydrocephalus (trilobite). Not to be confused with Hypocephalus. Hydrocephalus Classification and external resources Hydrocephalus seen on a CT scan of the brain. ICD … Wikipedia
Midbrain — Brain: Mesencephalon Inferior view mesencephalon (2), above (3) … Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Cerebrospinal fluid — 4 vials of CSF Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear, colorless, salty bodily fluid, that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain and spinal cord. In essence, the brain floats … Wikipedia
Ventricle — A ventricle is a chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the brain and the lower two chambers of the heart are called ventricles. * * * A normal cavity, as of the brain or heart. SYN … Medical dictionary
Fourth ventricle — 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 … Wikipedia
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
Hydrocephalus — is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. The fluid is often under increased pressure and can compress and damage the brain. Hydrocephalus can arise before birth or any time afterward. It may be due to… … Medical dictionary
