See Also: Bichat's foramen(medicine)
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Bichat(medicine)
Bichat's fat-pad(medicine)
Bichat's canal(medicine)
Bichat's tunic(medicine)
Bichat's protuberance(medicine)
Bichat's membrane(medicine)
Bichat's ligament(medicine)
Bichat's fossa(medicine)

Bichat's foramen (medicine)


Bichat's foramen -->
cistern of great cerebral vein
<anatomy, vein> An expansion of the subarachnoid space extending forward between the corpus callosum and the thalamus; it encloses the internal cerebral veins which caudally join to form the vena magna cerebri (Galen's vein).

Synonym: ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen, cistern of great vein of cerebrum, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris, cisterna venae magnae cerebri, superior cistern.