Infundibular recess
Recessus infundibuli
- Latin synonym: Recessus infundibularis
Definition
The infundibulum is hollow from inside, creating a space within it, called the infundibular recess.
Details suggest that the floor of the third ventricle (or base of hypothalamus) contains a raised area called tuber cinereum. This region has got the posterior pituitary or pars nervosa attached to it via a stalk called the infundibulum (a.k.a. infundibular stalk or pituitary stalk). Infundibular recess lies within the infundibulum. In fact, this recess is a tubular extension of the third ventricle into the infundibulum (or pituitary stalk) and contains cerebrospinal fluid.
References
Tsutsumi, S., Hori, M., Ono, H., Tabuchi, T., Aoki, S. and Yasumoto, Y. (2016). The Infundibular Recess Passes through the Entire Pituitary Stalk. Clin Neuroradiol. 26(4):465-469. DOI: 10.1007/s00062-015-0391-1
