A region in the brain posterior to the medulla oblongata, below the cerebellum; cerebrospinal fluid enters from the fourth ventricle.

(biology) Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.

plural of cisterna

(anatomy) A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows

radiography of the basal cisterns of the brain

plural of cisternful

plural of cisternography

plural of terminal cisterna

(anatomy) One of the areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells, surrounding T tubules, that are able to store calcium and release it when an action potential courses down the T tubules.

Relating to cisternography