| Subarachnoid cisterns | |
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 Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisterns, cisterna magna is shown as cisterna cerebellomedullaris | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cisternae subarachnoideum |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The subarachnoid cisterns are spaces formed by openings in the subarachnoid space, an anatomic space in the meninges of the brain.[1] The space is situated between the two meninges, the arachnoid mater and the pia mater. These cisterns are filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).[1]
- ^ a b Purves, Dale (2011). Neuroscience (5th ed.). Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer. p. 742. ISBN 978-087893-695-3.