Prepontine cistern
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The pontine cistern (also known as the prepontine cistern) is one of the subarachnoid cisterns. It occupies a large space on the ventral aspect of the pons and contains the basilar artery.
It is filled with CSF and is contiguous with the subarachnoid cavity of the spinal cord. It is also continuous with the quadrigeminal plate cistern and cisterna magna behindposteriorly, and the interpeduncular cistern anteriorlyanterosuperiorly.
Several vessels and nerves course through the cistern:
- basilar artery
- multiple cranial nerves: CN V to CN XII
-<p>The <strong>pontine cistern</strong> (also known as the <strong>prepontine cistern</strong>) is one of the <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-cisterns">subarachnoid cisterns</a>. It occupies a large space on the ventral aspect of the <a href="/articles/pons">pons</a> and contains the <a href="/articles/basilar-artery">basilar artery</a>.</p><p>It is filled with <a href="/articles/csf">CSF</a> and is contiguous with the <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-cavity">subarachnoid cavity</a> of the <a href="/articles/spinal-cord">spinal cord</a>. It is also continuous with the <a href="/articles/cisterna-magna">cisterna magna</a> behind, and the <a href="/articles/interpeduncular-cistern">interpeduncular cistern</a> anteriorly.</p>- +<p>The <strong>pontine cistern</strong> (also known as the <strong>prepontine cistern</strong>) is one of the <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-cisterns">subarachnoid cisterns</a>. It occupies a large space on the ventral aspect of the <a href="/articles/pons">pons</a> and contains the <a href="/articles/basilar-artery">basilar artery</a>.</p><p>It is filled with <a href="/articles/csf">CSF</a> and is contiguous with the <a href="/articles/subarachnoid-cavity">subarachnoid cavity</a> of the <a href="/articles/spinal-cord">spinal cord</a>. It is also continuous with the <a href="/articles/quadrigeminal-cistern-1">quadrigeminal plate cistern</a> and <a href="/articles/cisterna-magna">cisterna magna</a> posteriorly, and the <a href="/articles/interpeduncular-cistern">interpeduncular cistern</a> anterosuperiorly.</p><p>Several vessels and nerves course through the cistern:</p><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/basilar-artery">basilar artery</a></li>
- +<li>multiple <a href="/articles/cranial-nerves">cranial nerves</a>: CN V to CN XII</li>
- +</ul>
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- 3. Butler P, Mitchell A, Healy JC. Applied Radiological Anatomy. Cambridge University Press. (2012) ISBN:0521766664. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0521766664">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521766664">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
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