Interpeduncular fossa

Interpeduncular fossa
Base of brain
Section through superior colliculus showing path of oculomotor nerve (interpeduncular fossa not labeled, but visible at bottom center)
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Identifiers
Latinfossa interpeduncularis
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Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The interpeduncular fossa is a deep depression of the ventral surface of the midbrain between the two cerebal crura. It has been found in humans and macaques, but not in rats or mice, showing that this is a relatively new evolutionary region.

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