Preferred Label : fourth ventricle;
Definition : An irregularly shaped cavity in the rhombencephalon, 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. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0149556;
Origin ID : RID7147;
UMLS CUI : C0149556;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- FMA entity(ies)
- Has constitutional part(s)
- Has part(s)
- Part of
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
An irregularly shaped cavity in the rhombencephalon, 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. [MeSH]
