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Cerebellopontine cistern

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The cerebellopontine cistern[2] (also pontocerebellar cistern,[1] cerebellopontine angle cistern, or angle cistern[2]) is a paired subarachnoid cistern at the cerebellopontine angle, an angle created between the cerebellum and the pons on either side. Each cerebellopontine cistern is continuous anteromedially with the prepontine cistern.[2]

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The cistern contains the (ipsilateral) trigeminal nerve (CN V), facial nerve (CN VII), and vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), the anterior inferior cerebellar artery, and superior petrosal vein.[2]

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Etymology

The Terminologia Anatomica acknowledges the term "pontocerebellar cistern" (Latin: cisterna pontocerebellaris)[1] and lists cerebellopontine cistern as the English synonym.[3] For the term "cerebellopontine angle", it lists the Latin synonym "angulus pontocerebellaris".[4]

The 8th edition of Clinically Oriented Anatomy considers the term "cerebellopontine cistern" as a synonym for "pontine cistern".[5]

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