Interpeduncular fossa
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Structure
The interpeduncular fossa is a somewhat rhomboid-shaped area of the base of the brain.[5]
Features
The lateral wall of the interpeduncular fossa bears a groove - the oculomotor sulcus - from which[6] rootlets of the oculomotor nerve emerge from the substance of the brainstem and aggregate into a single fascicle.[3][6]
Anatomical relations
The ventral tegmental area lies at the depth of the interpeduncular fossa.[3]
Boundaries
The interpeduncular fossa is in front by the optic chiasma, behind by the antero-superior surface of the pons, antero-laterally by the converging optic tracts, and postero-laterally by the diverging cerebral peduncles.[5]
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Contents
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The basal veins pass alongside the interpeduncular fossa before joining the great cerebral vein.[7]
Clinical significance
The most common locations for neurocutaneous melanosis have occurred along the interpeduncular fossa, ventral brainstem, upper cervical cord, and ventral lumbosacral cord.[8]
See also
Additional images
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Human brainstem anterior view
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Interpeduncular fossa. Cerebrum. Deep dissection. Inferior dissection.
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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