Term: Central nervous system ventricular system
Definition: The ventricular system of the central nervous system (CNS) is the cerebrospinal fluid-filled cavity running the length of the cerebrum and cerebrospinal trunk; it is lined by a single layer of ependymal cells and is the remnant of the embryonic of neural tube lumen (Millen and Woollam, 1962, p. 33 ff.; Swanson, 1998, p. 195).
| Parents | Relation type |
|---|---|
| Central Nervous System | is part |
| Related concepts | Relation type |
|---|---|
| Lateral ventricle | has part |
| Third ventricle | has part |
| Fourth ventricle | has part |
| Interventricular foramen | has part |
| Cerebral aqueduct | has part |