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in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" (同)thirdly
following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position (同)3rd, tertiary
a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries (同)heart_ventricle
one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid

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《the ~》『第3番目の』,3番目の / 3分の1の / 《the ~》『第3』,3番目[のもの],(月の)『3日』 / 〈C〉『3分の1』 / 〈C〉(音楽で)3度[音程] / 〈U〉(自動車などの)サード(第3速)[ギア] / 第3に,3番目に
(脳髄・喉頭などの)室,空洞,(心臓の)心室

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The third ventricle (ventriculus tertius) is one of four connected fluid-filled cavities comprising the ventricular system within the human brain. It is a median cleft in the diencephalon between the two thalami, and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

It is in the midline, between the left and right lateral ventricles. Running through the third ventricle is the interthalamic adhesion, which contains thalamic neurons and fibers that may connect the two thalami.

Structure

The third ventricle communicates with the lateral ventricles anteriorly by the interventricular foramina (of Monro). It also communicates with the fourth ventricle posteriorly by the cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius).

Development

The third ventricle, like other parts of the ventricular system of the brain, develops from the central canal of the neural tube. Specifically, it originates from the portion of the tube that is present in the developing prosencephalon, and subsequently in the developing diencephalon.^[1]

Boundaries

Third ventricle

The third ventricle is bounded by the thalamus and hypothalamus on both the left and right sides. The lamina terminalis forms the anterior wall. The floor is formed by hypothalamic structures. The roof is formed by the ependyma, lining the undersurface of the tela choroidea of the third ventricle.

Protrusions

There are two protrusions on the anterior aspect of the third ventricle:

the supra-optic recess (above the optic chiasma)
the infundibular recess (above the pituitary stalk).

Additionally, there are two protrusions on the posterior aspect, above the cerebral aqueduct:

the suprapineal recess (above the pineal gland)
the pineal recess (protruding into the stalk of the pineal gland)

In casts of the ventricular system, a small hole may be seen in the body of the third ventricle. This is formed where the two thalami are joined together at the interthalamic adhesion (not seen in all people).

Clinical significance

The floor of the third ventricle is formed by hypothalamic structures and this can be opened surgically between the mamillary bodies and the pituitary gland in a procedure called an endoscopic third ventriculostomy. An endoscopic third ventriculostomy can be performed in order to release extra fluid caused by hydrocephalus.

Several studies have found evidence of ventricular enlargement to be associated with major depression, particularly enlargement of the third ventricle.^[2]^[3]^[4] These observations are interpreted as indicating a loss of neural tissue in brain regions adjacent to the enlarged ventricle, leading to suggestions that cytokines and related mediators of neurodegeneration may play a role in giving rise to the disease.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Le, Tao; Bhushan, Vikas; Vasan, Neil (2010). First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2010 20th Anniversary Edition. USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-07-163340-6.
^ Hendrie, C.A.; Pickles, A.R. (2009). "Depression as an evolutionary adaptation: Implications for the development of preclinical models". Medical Hypotheses 72: 342–347. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.053. PMID 19153014. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ Hendrie, C.A.; Pickles, A.R. (2010). "Depression as an evolutionary adaptation: Anatomical organisation around the third ventricle". Medical Hypotheses 74: 735–740. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2009.10.026. PMID 19931308. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ Sheline, Yvette (August 2003). "Neuroimaging studies of mood disorder effects on the brain". Biological Psychiatry 54: 338–352. doi:10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00347-0. PMID 12893109. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ Manji, Husseini K.; Quiroz, Jorge A.; Sporn, Jonathan; Payne, Jennifer L.; Denicoff, Kirk; Gray, Neil A.; Zarate Jr., Carlos A.; Charney, Dennis S. (April 2003). "Enhancing neuronal plasticity and cellular resilience to develop novel, improved therapeutics for difficult-to-treat depression" 53: 707–742. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
^ Miller, A. H.; Maletic, V.; Raison, C. L. (2009). "Inflammation and its discontents: the role of cytokines in the pathophysiology of major depression". Biological Psychiatry 65 (9): 732–741. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.11.029. PMID 19150053.
^ Raison, C. L.; Capuron, L.; Miller, A. H. (2006). "Cytokines sing the blues: inflammation and the pathogenesis of depression". Trends in Immunology 27 (1): 24–31. doi:10.1016/j.it.2005.11.006. PMC 3392963. PMID 16316783.

Additional images

Coronal section of brain immediately in front of pons.
Coronal section of brain through intermediate mass of third ventricle.
Coronal section of lateral and third ventricles.
Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from above.
Coronal section of brain through anterior commissure.
Diagram showing the positions of the three principal subarachnoid cisternæ.
Median sagittal through the hypophysis of an adult monkey. Semidiagrammatic.
Third ventricle
Third ventricle

External links

Stained brain slice images which include the "third%20ventricle" at the BrainMaps project

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	Scheme showing relations of the ventricles to the surface of the brain.
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Latin	ventriculus tertius cerebri
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