The chiasmatic cistern or suprasellar cistern is a small subarachnoid cistern related to the optic chiasm .[ 1] [ 2]
Anatomy
The cistern is situated superior to the optic chiasm, and inferior to the rostrum of corpus callosum .[ 3]
The cistern is an extension of[ 1] interpeduncular cistern .[ 2] cistern of lamina terminalis connects the chiasmatic cistern with the pericallosal cistern .[ 4]
Contents
It contains the anterior aspect of the optic chiasm and both optic nerves (CN II) , the pituitary stalk , the origin of the anterior cerebral artery ,[ 2] anterior communicating artery .[ 3]
References
^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4 OCLC 1201341621 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b c Shafique, Shiza; Rayi, Appaji (2023), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Subarachnoid Space" , StatPearls , Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32491453 , retrieved 2023-08-01 ^ a b Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 440. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0 ^ J. Randy Jinkins (2000). "The Subarachnoid Cisterns, Fissures, and Spaces". Atlas of neuroradiologic embryology, anatomy, and variants . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 261. ISBN 0-7817-1652-7
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