- A
cistern (from
Middle English cisterne; from
Latin cisterna, from cista 'box'; from
Ancient Gr**** κίστη (kístē) 'basket') is a
space excavated in bedrock...
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cerebellopontine cistern (also
pontocerebellar cistern,
cerebellopontine angle cistern, or
angle cistern) is a
paired subarachnoid cistern at the cerebellopontine...
- The
interpeduncular cistern (or
basal cistern) is the
subarachnoid cistern situated between the
dorsum sellae (anteriorly): 440 and the two
cerebral peduncles: 440 ...
- The
chiasmatic cistern or
suprasellar cistern is a
small subarachnoid cistern related to the
optic chiasm. The
cistern is
situated superior to the optic...
- The
pontine cistern (or
prepontine cistern) is a
subarachnoid cistern situated ventrally/anteriorly to the pons.: 478 It
contains the
basilar artery...
- The
Basilica Cistern, or
Cisterna Basilica (Gr****: Βασιλική Κινστέρνα, Turkish:
Yerebatan Sarnıcı or
Yerebatan Saray, "Subterranean
Cistern" or "Subterranean...
- The
subarachnoid cisterns are
spaces formed by
openings in the
subarachnoid space, an
anatomic space in the
meninges of the brain. The
space is situated...
- The
Cistern of
Pulcheria (Gr****: Κινστέρνα Πουλχερίας, Turkish:
Pulcheria Sarnıcı) is a
Byzantine period covered cistern built in
Constantinople (modern...
- Look up
cistern in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
cistern is a
water storage tank.
Cistern may also
refer to:
Subarachnoid cisterns,
openings in the...
-
quadrigeminal cistern (also
cistern of
great cerebral vein, vein of
Galen cistern,
superior cistern, Bichat's canal, or
peripineal cistern) is a subarachnoid...
