superior medullary velum

Term ID

UBERON:0002659

Synonyms

• rostral medullary velum
• velum medullare anterius
• velum medullare craniale
• velum medullare rostralis
• velum medullare superior
• velum medullare superius

Definition

The superior medullary velum (anterior medullary velum, valve of Vieussens) is a thin, transparent of white substance, which stretches between the superior cerebellar peduncles; on the dorsal surface of its lower half the folia and lingula are prolonged. It forms, together with the superior cerebellar peduncle, the roof of the upper part of the fourth ventricle; it is narrow above, where it passes beneath the inferior colliculi, and broader below, where it is continuous with the white substance of the superior vermis. A slightly elevated ridge, the fraenulum veli, descends upon its upper part from between the inferior colliculi, and on either side of this the trochlear nerve emerges. Blood is supplied by branches from the superior cerebellar artery. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_medullary_velum

References

• BAMS:RMVE
• BAMS:SMV
• BAMS:smv
• UMLS:C0152284
• birnlex:1300
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=593
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_medullary_velum
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152284
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/369269006

Ontology

Uberon Ontology