| Name: | third ventricle |
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| Synonyms: | 3rd ventricle, diencephalic ventricle, diencephalic vesicle, ventriculus diencephali |
| Definition: | Fluid-filled brain cavity. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000161] |
| Name: | cerebrospinal fluid circulation |
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| 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. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0090660] QuickGO AmiGO |