Interpeduncular cistern

Interpeduncular cistern
Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Interpeduncular cistern labeled at left center.)

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Identifiers
Latin	Cisterna interpeduncularis, cisterna basalis
TA	A14.1.01.212
FMA	83718
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The interpeduncular cistern (basal cistern or Fossa interpeduncularis) is a wide cavity where the arachnoid extends across between the two temporal lobes.

It encloses the cerebral peduncles and the structures contained in the interpeduncular fossa, and contains the arterial circle of Willis.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Meninges of the brain and spinal cord

Layers

Dura mater

Arachnoid mater

Arachnoid granulation Arachnoid trabeculae

Subarachnoid cisterns:	Cisterna magna Pontine cistern Interpeduncular cistern Chiasmatic Of lateral cerebral fossa Of great cerebral vein Of lamina terminalis

Pia mater

Combined

Spaces

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