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Lateral cerebral vallecule [Fossa]
Vallecula [Fossa] lateralis cerebri
Definition
The lateral cerebral vallecula is a shallow depression on the ventrolateral aspect of the cerebrum, associated with the basal part of the rhinencephalon and lying between adjacent cerebral structures. It contains the corresponding subarachnoid cistern, the cistern of the lateral cerebral fossa.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
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