median aperture
Acronym: MA4V
The term median aperture refers to the midline opening at the caudal extreme of the fourth ventricle defined on the basis of dissection. Cerebrospinal fluid flows through it from the ventricle into the cisterna magna ( Gray-1918a ).

Also known as: foramen of Magendie, Foramen MagendiiNeuroNames ID : 641


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