- A
cistern (from
Middle English cisterne; from
Latin cisterna, from cista 'box'; from
Ancient Gr**** κίστη (kístē) 'basket') is a
waterproof receptacle...
- Look up
cistern in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
cistern is a
water storage tank.
Cistern may also
refer to:
Subarachnoid cisterns,
openings in the...
- The
Basilica Cistern, or
Cisterna Basilica (Gr****: Βασιλική Κινστέρνα, Turkish:
Yerebatan Sarnıcı or
Yerebatan Sarayı, "Subterranean
Cistern" or "Subterranean...
- The
pericallosal cistern is one of the
subarachnoid cisterns. It is
situated atop the
corpus callosum,
extending from its
splenium (rostrally/anteriorly)...
-
cerebellopontine cistern (also
pontocerebellar cistern,
cerebellopontine angle cistern, or
angle cistern) is a
paired subarachnoid cistern at the cerebellopontine...
- The
subarachnoid cisterns are
spaces formed by
openings in the
subarachnoid space, an
anatomic space in the
meninges of the brain. The
space is situated...
- The
interpeduncular cistern (or
basal cistern) is the
subarachnoid cistern situated between the
dorsum sellae (anteriorly) and the two
cerebral peduncles...
-
quadrigeminal cistern (also
cistern of
great cerebral vein, vein of
Galen cistern,
superior cistern, Bichat's canal, or
peripineal cistern) is a subarachnoid...
- The
prepontine cistern, or
pontine cistern is one of the
subarachnoid cisterns situated ventral to the pons. It
contains the
basilar artery.: 478 Each...
-
magna (posterior
cerebellomedullary cistern, or
cerebellomedullary cistern) is the
largest of the
subarachnoid cisterns. It
occupies the
space created by...
