MCQ
The cerebral aqueduct lies :
  • A
    In the third ventricle
  • B
    In the second ventriacle
  • Between the third and the fourth ventricles
  • D
    In the lateral ventricles

Answer

Correct option: C.
Between the third and the fourth ventricles
The cerebral aqueduct, also known as the aqueductus mesencephali, mesencephalic duct, sylvian aqueduct, or aqueduct of Sylvius, is within the mesencephalon $($or midbrain$),$ contains cerebrospinal fluid $\ce{(CSF)},$ and connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon to the fourth ventricle within the region of the mesencephalon and metencephalon, located dorsal to the pons and ventral to the cerebellum.

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