Fourth ventricle
Ventriculus quartus
Definition
The fourth ventricle is a cavity of the ventricular system of the brain, located between the brainstem ventrally and the cerebellum dorsally. It contains cerebrospinal fluid and communicates rostrally with the mesencephalic aqueduct and caudally with the central canal of the spinal cord.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
