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
Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2022 IMAIOS.
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
