Cerebral aqueduct

Introduction: Cerebral aqueduct

Description of Cerebral aqueduct

Cerebral aqueduct: an ependyma-lined canal in the mesencephalon about 20 mm long, connecting the third to the fourth ventricle. SYN: aqueductus mesencephali [TA], aqueductus cerebri*, aqueduct of cerebrum, aqueductus sylvii, iter a tertio ad quartum ventriculum, sylvian aqueduct.
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Cerebral aqueduct: a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Cerebral aqueduct: Narrow channel in the mesencephalon that connects the third and fourth ventricles.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Cerebral aqueduct: Narrow channel in the mesencephalon that connects the third and fourth ventricles.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cerebral aqueduct: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cerebral aqueduct:

• Cerebral
• Aqueduct

Terms associated with Cerebral aqueduct:

Terms Similar to Cerebral aqueduct:

• Sylvian aqueduct
• aqueductus cerebri

Source - WordNet 2.1

• sylvius aqueduct

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Aqueduct of Sylvius

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Cerebral aqueduct

• Tegmentum Mesencephali
• Cerebral Ventricles

Source - MeSH 2007

• duct
• epithelial duct
• canal
• channel

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Cerebral aqueduct

• cerebral ventricle

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cerebral aqueduct

The following list attempts to classify Cerebral aqueduct into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• canal,channel,duct,epithelial duct
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Brain Stem
        • Mesencephalon
          • Tegmentum Mesencephali
            • Cerebral Aqueduct

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Cerebral Ventricles
        • Cerebral Aqueduct

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• tegmentum mesencephali
• mesencephalon
• brain stem
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

MESH - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• cerebral ventricle
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

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