Aqueductus Cerebri (Noun)
Meaning
A canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The aqueductus cerebri is a narrow canal that connects the third and fourth ventricles in the brain.
- During embryonic development, the aqueductus cerebri forms as a tube-like structure connecting the third and fourth ventricles.
- In adults, the aqueductus cerebri is a very narrow and short canal, only a few millimeters long, connecting the third and fourth ventricles.
- Damage to the aqueductus cerebri can cause hydrocephalus due to obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid between the third and fourth ventricles.
- The aqueductus cerebri is surrounded by a ring of darkly staining neurons, known as the periaqueductal gray, which connects the third and fourth ventricles.