Cistern of lamina terminalis

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| Latin = cisterna laminae terminalis

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The cistern of lamina terminalis is one of the subarachnoid cisterns. It is situated (depending upon the source) either superior to the lamina terminalis,{{Cite web |title=cystern of lamina terminalis - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine |url=https://www.academie-medecine.fr/le-dictionnaire/index.php?q=cystern+of+lamina+terminalis |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.academie-medecine.fr}} or rostral/anterior to the lamina terminalis and anterior commissure between the two frontal lobes of the cerebrum.{{cite book |title=Atlas of neuroradiologic embryology, anatomy, and variants |author=J. Randy Jinkins |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |year=2000 |isbn=0-7817-1652-7 |chapter=The Subarachnoid Cisterns, Fissures, and Spaces |page=261}} It is situated rostral/anterior to the third ventricle.{{Citation |last=Shafique |first=Shiza |title=Anatomy, Head and Neck, Subarachnoid Space |date=2023 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557521/ |work=StatPearls |access-date=2023-08-01 |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=32491453 |last2=Rayi |first2=Appaji}} The cistern is an extension of interpeduncular cistern.{{Cite book |last=Standring |first=Susan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621 |title=Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-7020-7707-4 |edition=42th |location=New York |pages=413 |oclc=1201341621}} The cistern of lamina terminalis interconnects the chiasmatic cistern and pericallosal cistern.

The cistern contains the anterior cerebral arteries, the anterior communicating artery, hypothalamic artery, the origin of the fronto-orbital arteries, and Heubner's artery.