Part of ventricular system of brain consisting of a narrow channel in the midbrain connecting the third and fourth ventricles. (Maryann Martone). [ BIRNLEX:1261 ]
Synonyms: tectal ventricle medial tectal ventricle aqueduct of midbrain midbrain cerebral aqueduct cerebral aquaduct midbrain ventricle aqueduct of Sylvius cerebral aqueduct Sylvian aqueduct mesencephalic duct cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius aqueduct (Sylvius) aqueductus mesencephali mesencephalic ventricle
Term information
- GAID:583
- EHDAA:3696
- Wikipedia:Cerebral_aqueduct
- UMLS:C0007769 (ncithesaurus:Aqueduct_of_Sylvius)
- DMBA:126651722
- DHBA:12369
- EMAPA:17795
- EV:0100309
- neuronames:509
- BIRNLEX:1261
- ncithesaurus:Cerebral_Aqueduct
- HBA:265505702
- BAMS:AQ
- FMA:78467
- SCTID:279249003
- EFO:0003501
- EHDAA2:0001163
- VHOG:0000832
- ZFA:0000159
- BM:MB-AQ
- MBA:140
- MESH:D002535
- BAMS:Aq
- DHBA:10651
- MA:0000208
- NCIT:C32135
- TAO:0000159
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
Two distinct classes in ncit. We classify this as a brain ventricle even though it is not classifically regarded as one (3rd = diencephalon, 4th = hindbrains)
aqueduct
cerebral aqueduct proper
mesencephalic vesicle
aqueductus mesencephali
aqueduct of Sylvius
The early development of most vertebrate brains is similar (...). The zebrafish neural tube follows the same basic differentiation pattern as the mammalian neural tube (reference 1); The brain develops from three embryonic enlargements of the neural tube, which later differentiate into five regions. A forebrain differentiates into telencephalon and diencephalon. The midbrain, or mesencephalon, remains undivided. The hindbrain divides into the metencephalon and myelencephalon. Cavities within the brain enlarge to form a series of interconnected ventricles (reference 2).[well established][VHOG]