Question

The cerebral aqueduct lies:

• A. In the third ventricle
• B. In the second ventriacle
• C. Between the third and the fourth ventricles
• D. In the lateral ventricles

Answer 1

The correct option is 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 (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.

So, the correct answer is C.