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There are many cisterns in the brain with several large ones noted with their own name. At the base of the spinal cord is another subarachnoid cistern: the lumbar cistern which is the site for a lumbar puncture. Some major subarachnoid cisterns: Cisterna magna also called cerebellomedullary cistern - the largest
The cisterna magna (posterior cerebellomedullary cistern, [1] or cerebellomedullary cistern [2] [3]) is the largest of the subarachnoid cisterns.It occupies the space created by the angle between the caudal/inferior surface of the cerebellum, and the dorsal/posterior surface of the medulla oblongata (it is created by the arachnoidea that bridges this angle [3]).
The interpeduncular cistern (or basal cistern [1]) is the subarachnoid cistern situated between the dorsum sellae (anteriorly) [2] and the two cerebral peduncles [1] [3] [2] at the front of the midbrain. [3] Its roof is represented by the floor of the third ventricle (i.e. posterior perforated substance, and the two mammillary bodies).
The prepontine cistern, or pontine cistern is one of the subarachnoid cisterns situated ventral to the pons. [1] It contains the basilar artery . [ 2 ] : 478 Each lateral aperture opens into the pontine cistern just posterior to the cranial nerve VIII .
The lateral recess on each side opens into a lateral aperture (foramen of Luschka) that opens into the subarachnoid space at the cerebellopontine angle. This provides a pathway for the ventricle's cerebrospinal fluid into the subarachnoid space.
The cerebellopontine cistern [2] (also pontocerebellar cistern, [1] cerebellopontine angle cistern, or angle cistern [2]) is a paired subarachnoid cistern at the cerebellopontine angle, an angle created between the cerebellum and the pons on either side. Each cerebellopontine cistern is continuous anteromedially with the prepontine cistern. [2]
The quadrigeminal cistern [1] (also cistern of great cerebral vein, [1] vein of Galen cistern, [2] superior cistern, [2] [3] Bichat's canal, [3] or peripineal cistern [2]) is a subarachnoid cistern situated between splenium of corpus callosum, and the superior surface of the cerebellum.
The angle formed in turn creates a subarachnoid cistern, the cerebellopontine angle cistern. The pia mater follows the outline of the fissure and the arachnoid mater continues across the divide so that the subarachnoid space is dilated at this area, forming the cerebellopontine angle cistern. [citation needed]