Lateral ventricles
The lateral ventricles are the two largest ventricles of the brain and contain cerebrospinal fluid. Each cerebral hemisphere contains a lateral ventricle, known as the left or right lateral ventricle, respectively.
| Lateral ventricles | |
|---|---|
Scheme showing relations of the ventricles to the surface of the brain; oriented facing left. | |
Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from the side; oriented facing right. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ventriculus lateralis |
| MeSH | D020547 |
| NeuroNames | 209 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1263 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.272 |
| TA2 | 5639 |
| FMA | 78448 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Each lateral ventricle resembles a C-shaped cavity that begins at an inferior horn in the temporal lobe, travels through a body in the parietal lobe and frontal lobe, and ultimately terminates at the interventricular foramina where each lateral ventricle connects to the single, central third ventricle. Along the path, a posterior horn extends backward into the occipital lobe, and an anterior horn extends farther into the frontal lobe.
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