Interpeduncular fossa
| Interpeduncular fossa | |
|---|---|
 Base of brain. | |
 Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve. (Interpeduncular fossa not labeled, but visible at bottom center.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fossa interpeduncularis |
| NeuroNames | hier-480 |
The interpeduncular fossa is a somewhat rhomboid-shaped area of the base of the brain, limited in front by the optic chiasma, behind by the antero-superior surface of the pons, antero-laterally by the converging optic tracts, and postero-laterally by the diverging cerebral peduncles.
The structures contained in it, from behind forward, are the posterior perforated substance, corpora mamillaria, tuber cinereum, infundibulum, and Pituitary Gland.
See also
Additional images
Human brainstem anterior view
Interpeduncular fossa
Cerebrum. Deep dissection. Inferior dissection.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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