The large midline opening of the posterior inferior part of the roof of the fourth ventricle that connects the fourth ventricle to the posterior cerebromedullary cistern and the spinal cord. [ MP:0009802 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_aperture ]
Synonyms: foramen of Magendie foramen of Majendie median aperture of fourth ventricle fourth ventricle median aperture apertura mediana
Term information
- Wikipedia:Median_aperture
- neuronames:641
- UMLS:C0152288 (ncithesaurus:Foramen_of_Magendie)
- NCIT:C32626
- BAMS:MAP
- MA:0002947
- SCTID:279449001
- FMA:75015
- BAMS:MA4V
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