Medullary striae of fourth ventricle
Appearance
Medullary striae of fourth ventricle | |
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![]() Rhomboid fossa (striae medullares labeled at center left) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | striae medullares ventriculi quarti |
TA98 | A14.1.05.318 A14.1.05.707 |
TA2 | 6046 |
FMA | 78484 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
Winding around the inferior cerebellar peduncle in the lower part of the fourth ventricle, and crossing the area acustica and the medial eminence are a number of white strands, the medullary striae, which form a portion of the cochlear division of the vestibulocochlear nerve and disappear into the median sulcus.: stria medullaris are axons of arcuate neurons. Courses in the floor of the fourth ventricle. Joins the restiform body to reach the cerebellum.
Additional images
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Fourth ventricle. Posterior view. Deep dissection.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 800 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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