Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa

The cistern of lateral cerebral fossa is a subarachnoid cistern formed in front of each temporal lobe by the arachnoid mater bridging across the lateral sulcus.

Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa
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Identifiers
Latincisterna fossae lateralis cerebri
TA98A14.1.01.210
TA25394
FMA83723
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

This cistern contains the middle cerebral artery.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 877 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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