Medullary striae of fourth ventricle

Medullary striae of fourth ventricle

Rhomboid fossa (striae medullares labeled at center left)
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Latin striae medullares ventriculi quarti
TA A14.1.05.318
A14.1.05.707
FMA 78484

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Winding around the inferior cerebellar peduncle in the lower part of the fourth ventricle, and crossing the area acustica and the medial eminence are a number of white strands, the medullary striae, which form a portion of the cochlear division of the vestibulocochlear nerve and disappear into the median sulcus.

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


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