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VENTRICULAR SYSTEM
• Comprises of:
– third ventricle
– cerebral aqueduct
• Consists of:
– anterior horn
– body
– posterior horn
– inferior horn
Anterior horn
• Roof:
The roof is formed by the tela choroidea
• Floor:
– optic chiasma
– tuber cinereum median eminence
– infundibulum
– mamillary bodies
– posterior perforated substance
– tegmentum of the cerebral peduncles
Interventricular Foramina
3rd Ventricle
(located in diechephalon)
Non-communicating (Obstructive)
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus ex vacuo