See Also: bulb of posterior horn of lateral ventricle of brain(medicine)
bulb of lateral ventricle(medicine)
pars posterior fornicis vaginae(medicine)
pars anterior fornicis vaginae(medicine)
pars lateralis fornicis vaginae(medicine)
lateral vein of lateral ventricle(medicine)
lateral ventricle(medicine)
trigone of lateral ventricle(medicine)
medial vein of lateral ventricle(medicine)
lateral recess of fourth ventricle(medicine)

pars posterior fornicis vaginae (medicine) and bulb of lateral ventricle (medicine)


pars posterior fornicis vaginae (medicine)


pars posterior fornicis vaginae -->
vaginal fornix


The recess at the vault of the vagina; it is divided into an anterior part, posterior part, and lateral part with respect to its relation to the cervix of the uterus. The posterior part is clinically significant as the site for culdocentesis and culdoscopy. The proximity of the ureter (below) and the uterine artery (above) adjacent to the lateral fornix is important clinically.

Synonym: fornix vaginae, fornix uteri.


bulb of lateral ventricle (medicine)


bulb of lateral ventricle


A rounded elevation in the dorsal part of the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle, produced by the major forceps.