Tela choroidea of third ventricle

Tela choroidea [chorioidea] ventriculi tertii

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The choroid tela is a thin membrane formed by the ependyma and pia mater, which constitutes the roof of the third ventricle of the diencephalon and gives rise to the choroid plexuses, ensuring cerebrospinal fluid production and continuity with the plexuses of the lateral ventricles.

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.