Infundibular recess of 3rd ventricle

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 369280006

Infundibular recess of 3rd ventricle

Definition

A funnel-shaped diverticulum that extends downward from the anterior aspect of the floor of the third ventricle into the infundibulum of the hypophysis; the embryonic structure gives rise the neural component of the pituitary (pas nervosa).

Also known as infundibular recess, infundibular recess of third ventricle, recessus infundibularis, recessus infundibuli — per UBERON

The Infundibular recess of 3rd ventricle is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as