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| Brain: Interpeduncular cistern | ||
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| Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ. (Interpeduncular cistern labeled at left center.) | ||
| Latin | cisterna interpeduncularis, cisterna basalis | |
| Gray's | subject #193 876 | |
The interpeduncular cistern (basal cistern) is a wide cavity where the arachnoid extends across between the two temporal lobes.
It encloses the cerebral peduncles and the structures contained in the interpeduncular fossa, and contains the arterial circle of Willis.
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