What is a ventricle in the brain?
The ventricles of the brain are a communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and located within the brain parenchyma.
Which are the ventricles?
The ventricular system is composed of 2 lateral ventricles, the third ventricle, the cerebral aqueduct, and the fourth ventricle . The choroid plexuses located in the ventricles produce CSF, which fills the ventricles and subarachnoid space, following a cycle of constant production and reabsorption
Where is the location of the ventricles?
- 2 Lateral Ventricle- Lies in the cerebral cortex
- 3rd ventricle-Lies between the two thalami
- 4th Ventricle-Lies on the brain stem between medulla and cerebellum
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