Lateral ventricle

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The lateral ventricles are a paired structure and part of the ventricular system in the brain. They are larger than the third or fourth ventricles, but can be asymmetrical, and each has three horns that project into the lobe after which they are named:

anterior/frontal horn: frontal lobe
posterior/occipital horn: occipital lobe
inferior/temporal horn: temporal lobe

CSF is produced in thechoroid plexus situated within the ventricles and exits along the interventricular foramen (of Monro) to the third ventricle. The central part of lateral ventricle is called the cella media.

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The volume of the lateral ventricles is known to increase with age due to the cerebral involution. They are also enlarged in a number of neurological conditions (e.g. schizophrenia andbipolar disorder) or be pathologically enlarged inhydrocephalus.

-<p>The <strong>lateral ventricles</strong> are a paired structure and part of the <a href="/articles/ventricular-system">ventricular system</a> in the <a href="/articles/brain">brain</a>. They are larger than the <a href="/articles/third-ventricle">third</a> or <a href="/articles/fourth-ventricle">fourth ventricles</a> and each has three horns that project into the lobe after which they are named:</p><ul>
~~-<li>anterior/frontal horn: <a href="/articles/frontal-lobe">frontal lobe</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>posterior/occipital horn: <a href="/articles/occipital-lobe">occipital lobe</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>inferior/temporal horn: <a href="/articles/temporal-lobe">temporal lobe</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
-</ul><p><a href="/articles/csf">CSF</a> is produced in the <a href="/articles/choroid-plexus">choroid plexus</a> situated within the ventricles and exits along the <a href="/articles/interventricular-foramen-of-monro-1">interventricular foramen (of Monro)</a> to the third ventricle. The central part of lateral ventricle is called the cella media. </p><h4>Related pathology</h4><p>The volume of the lateral ventricles is known to increase with age. They are also enlarged in a number of neurological conditions (e.g. <a href="/articles/schizophrenia">schizophrenia</a> and <a href="/articles/bipolar-disorder">bipolar disorder</a>) or be pathologically enlarged in <a href="/articles/hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>. </p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/cella-media-index">cella media index</a></li></ul>
+<p>The <strong>lateral ventricles</strong> are a paired structure and part of the <a href="/articles/ventricular-system">ventricular system</a> in the <a href="/articles/brain">brain</a>. They are larger than the <a href="/articles/third-ventricle">third</a> or <a href="/articles/fourth-ventricle">fourth ventricles</a>, but can be asymmetrical, and each has three horns that project into the lobe after which they are named:</p><ul>
+<li>anterior/frontal horn: <a href="/articles/frontal-lobe">frontal lobe</a>
+</li>
+<li>posterior/occipital horn: <a href="/articles/occipital-lobe">occipital lobe</a>
+</li>
+<li>inferior/temporal horn: <a href="/articles/temporal-lobe">temporal lobe</a>
+</li>
+</ul><p><a href="/articles/csf">CSF</a> is produced in the <a href="/articles/choroid-plexus">choroid plexus</a> situated within the ventricles and exits along the <a href="/articles/interventricular-foramen-of-monro-1">interventricular foramen (of Monro)</a> to the third ventricle. The central part of lateral ventricle is called the cella media. </p><h4>Related pathology</h4><p>The volume of the lateral ventricles is known to increase with age due to the cerebral involution. They are also enlarged in a number of neurological conditions (e.g. <a href="/articles/schizophrenia">schizophrenia</a> and <a href="/articles/bipolar-disorder">bipolar disorder</a>) or be pathologically enlarged in <a href="/articles/hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>. </p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/cella-media-index">cella media index</a></li></ul>

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