See Also: cistern of great cerebral vein(medicine)
cistern of great vein of cerebrum(medicine)
great cerebral vein(medicine)
great cerebral vein of Galen(medicine)
anterior cerebral vein(medicine)
superficial middle cerebral vein(medicine)
deep middle cerebral vein(medicine)
great saphenous vein(medicine)
great vein of Galen(medicine)
great cardiac vein(medicine)

cistern of great cerebral vein (medicine)


cistern of great cerebral vein
<anatomy, vein> An expansion of the subarachnoid space extending forward between the corpus callosum and the thalamus; it encloses the internal cerebral veins which caudally join to form the vena magna cerebri (Galen's vein).

Synonym: ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen, cistern of great vein of cerebrum, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris, cisterna venae magnae cerebri, superior cistern.