====== THIRD VENTRICLE ======

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|	779	|		|	Ventriculus tertius	|	Third ventricle	|		|
|	780	|		|	Foramen interventriculare	|	Interventricular foramen	|		|
|	781	|		|	Organum subfornicale	|	Subfornical organ	|		|
|	782	|		|	Taenia thalami	|	Taenia thalami	|		|
|	783	|		|	Tela choroidea	|	Choroid membrane	|		|
|	784	|		|	Plexus choroideus	|	Choroid plexus	|		|
|	785	|		|	Stria medullaris thalami	|	Stria medullaris thalami	|		|
|	786	|		|	Recessus suprapinealis	|	Suprapineal recess	|		|
|	787	|		|	Commissura habenularum	|	Habenular commissure	|		|
|	788	|		|	Recessus pinealis	|	Pineal recess	|		|
|	789	|		|	Commissura posterior; commissura epithalamica	|	Posterior commissure	|		|
|	790	|		|	Apertura aqueductus mesencephali; apertura aqueductus cerebri	|	Opening of aqueduct of midbrain; opening of cerebral aqueduct	|		|
|	791	|		|	Recessus infundibuli; recessus infundibularis	|	Infundibular recess	|		|
|	792	|		|	Recessus supraopticus	|	Supra-optic recess	|		|
|	793	|		|	Lamina terminalis	|	Lamina terminalis	|		|
|	794	|		|	Columna fornicis	|	Column of fornix	|		|
|	795	|		|	Commissura anterior	|	Anterior commissure	|		|
|	796	|		|	Sulcus hypothalamicus	|	Hypothalamic sulcus	|		|
|	797	|		|	Adhesio interthalamica	|	Interthalamic adhesion; massa intermedia	|	



  * third ventricle
    * communications
      * through foramen of monro
        * communicates with lateral ventricle
        * bounded anterior by foramen of monro
        * posterioly by tubercle of thalamus
      * posteroinferiroly in median plane
        * communicates with 4 ventricle
        * through cerebral aqueduct
    * features
      * median cleft between two thalami
      * cavity is lined by ependyma
    * boundaries
      * anterior wall
        * lamina terminalis
        * anterior commisure
        * anterior columns of fornix
      * posterior wall
        * pineal body
        * posterior commisure
        * cerebral aqueduct
      * roof
        * body of fornix
        * ependyma linig the undersurface of tela choroidea of third ventricle
      * floor
        * optic chiasm
        * tuber cinerum
        * infundibulum (pitutary stalk)
        * mamillary bodies
        * tegmentum of midbrain
      * lateral wall
        * medial surface of thalamus
          * posterosuperior part
        * hypothalamus
          * anteroinferior  part