Taenia of fourth ventricle

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Taenia of fourth ventricle
nucleus arcuatus. 17. Nucleus lateralis 18. Nucleus of fasciculus teres. 19. Lingula.
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Latintaenia ventriculi quarti
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Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy]

In the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle (lingula, tenia of fourth ventricle) are two narrow bands of white matter, one on either side, which complete the lower part of the roof of the fourth ventricle.

Each consists of a vertical and a horizontal part.

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  • Hind-brain of a human embryo of three months—viewed from behind and partly from left side.
    Hind-brain of a human embryo of three months—viewed from behind and partly from left side.
  • Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive.
    Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive.
  • Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the middle of the olive.
    Transverse section of medulla oblongata below the middle of the olive.

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References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 797 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)