Chiasmatic cistern | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | cisterna chiasmatica, cisterna chiasmatis |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_4003 |
TA98 | A14.1.01.211 |
TA2 | 5396 |
FMA | 74515 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The chiasmatic cistern or suprasellar cistern is a small subarachnoid cistern related to the optic chiasm.[1][2]
The cistern is situated superior to the optic chiasm, and inferior to the rostrum of corpus callosum.[3]
The cistern is an extension of[1]/communicates inferiorly with the interpeduncular cistern.[2] The cistern of lamina terminalis connects the chiasmatic cistern with the pericallosal cistern.[4]
It contains the anterior aspect of the optic chiasm and both optic nerves (CN II), the pituitary stalk, the origin of the anterior cerebral artery,[2] and the anterior communicating artery.[3]
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