Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

cerebrospinal fluid circulation

Term ID
GO:0090660
Synonyms
  • cerebrospinal fluid flow
  • CSF circulation
  • CSF flow
Definition
The neurological system process driven by motile cilia on ependymal cells of the brain by which cerebrospinal fluid circulates from the sites of secretion to the sites of absorption. In ventricular cavities, the flow is unidirectional and rostrocaudal, in subarachnoid spaces, the flow is multi-directional. (2)
References
Ontology
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Relationships
is a type of
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes