ventricular system
Sign in to saveAlso known as cerebral ventricle, brain ventricle, cerebral ventricles, Ventricular system of brain
set of structures containing cerebrospinal fluid in the brain
Key facts
- Latin
- ventriculi cerebri
- Mesh
- D002552
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
97,524 papers- Development of brain ventricular system.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2018
- Brain Ventricular System and Cerebrospinal Fluid Development and Function: Light at the End of the Tube: A Primer with Latest Insights.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2020
- Development of the brain ventricular system from a comparative perspective.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) · 2023
- The Ventricular System of the Brain: Anatomy and Normal Variations.Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR · 2016
- Anatomical Features of the Ventricular System Relevant to Endoscopic Surgery for Hydrocephalus.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024
via PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
In neuroanatomy, the ventricular system is a set of four interconnected cavities known as cerebral ventricles in the brain. Within each ventricle is a region of choroid plexus which produces the circulating cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The ventricular system is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord from the fourth ventricle, allowing for the flow of CSF to circulate.
All of the ventricular system and the central canal of the spinal cord are lined with ependyma, a specialised form of epithelium connected by tight junctions that make up the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier.
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