Chiasmatic cistern (original) (raw)

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The chiasmatic cistern or suprasellar cistern is a small subarachnoid cistern related to the optic chiasm.[1][2]

The cistern is situated superior to the optic chiasm, and inferior to the rostrum of corpus callosum.[3]

The cistern is an extension of[1]/communicates inferiorly with the interpeduncular cistern.[2] The cistern of lamina terminalis connects the chiasmatic cistern with the pericallosal cistern.[4]

It contains the anterior aspect of the optic chiasm and both optic nerves (CN II), the pituitary stalk, the origin of the anterior cerebral artery,[2] and the anterior communicating artery.[3]

1. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{[cite book](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fbook "Template:Cite book")}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. ^ a b c Shafique, Shiza; Rayi, Appaji (2023), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Subarachnoid Space", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32491453, retrieved 2023-08-01
3. ^ a b Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 440. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
4. ^ J. Randy Jinkins (2000). "The Subarachnoid Cisterns, Fissures, and Spaces". Atlas of neuroradiologic embryology, anatomy, and variants. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 261. ISBN 0-7817-1652-7.

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