- A
cistern (from
Middle English cisterne; from
Latin cisterna, from cista 'box'; from
Ancient Gr**** κίστη (kístē) 'basket') is a
waterproof receptacle...
- The
Basilica Cistern, or
Cisterna Basilica (Gr****: Βασιλική Κινστέρνα, Turkish:
Yerebatan Sarnıcı or
Yerebatan Sarayı, "Subterranean
Cistern" or "Subterranean...
-
cerebellopontine cistern (also
pontocerebellar cistern,
cerebellopontine angle cistern, or
angle cistern) is a
paired subarachnoid cistern at the cerebellopontine...
- The
chiasmatic cistern or
suprasellar cistern is a
small subarachnoid cistern related to the
optic chiasm. The
cistern is
situated superior to the optic...
- The
prepontine cistern, or
pontine cistern is one of the
subarachnoid cisterns situated ventral to the pons. It
contains the
basilar artery.: 478 Each...
- The
ambient cistern is a
bilaterally paired (one on each side of the body)
subarachnoid cistern situated at
either lateral aspect of the mesencephalon...
- The
Theodosius Cistern (Gr****: Κινστέρνα Θεοδοσίου, Turkish: Şerefiye Sarnıcı) is one of many
ancient cisterns of
Constantinople that lie
beneath the...
- The
interpeduncular cistern (or
basal cistern) is the
subarachnoid cistern situated between the
dorsum sellae (anteriorly) and the two
cerebral peduncles...
- 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
pericallosal cistern is one of the
subarachnoid cisterns. It is
situated atop the
corpus callosum,
extending from its
splenium (rostrally/anteriorly)...
