median aperture (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: Apertura mediana (Magendie), median aperture of the fourth ventricle, Apertura mediana ventriculi quarti, foramen of Magendie, apertura medialis ventriculi quarti (Magendii), Foramen Magendii, foramen mediale, median aperture
NeuroNames ID: 641
