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A narrow cleft inferior to the CORPUS CALLOSUM, within the DIENCEPHALON, between the paired thalami. Its floor is formed by the HYPOTHALAMUS, its anterior wall by the lamina terminalis, and its roof by EPENDYMA. It communicates with the FOURTH VENTRICLE by the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT, and with the LATERAL VENTRICLES by the interventricular foramina.
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- 3rd Ventricle
- 3rd Ventricles
- Third Ventricles
- Ventricle, 3rd
- Ventricle, Third
- Ventricles, 3rd
- Ventricles, Third
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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2000
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- Cerebral Ventricles (1965-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Third Ventricle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020542. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020542
- Third Ventricle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_ventricle
- Third Ventricle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q662322