Talk:Septum pellucidum

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I do not see the difference between the names given at the beggining of the page, except for capital P is that the reason for "also named"?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.120.25.94 (talk) 12:42, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this article should be moved to "Septum pellucidum". The information in this substub is slightly inaccurate. While the two cerebral hemispheres are largely separate, the corpus callosum is a region where nerve fibers cross between the two hemispheres. As such, there is and can be no dividing structure in it. An extension of dura mater, called the falx cerebri, separates the anterior (upper) portions of the cerebral hemispheres; however, this structure ends just above the corpus callosum (to allow the fibers to cross). Just below the corpus callosum, there exist two fluid-filled spaces called the lateral ventricles; they are separated by a thin membrane called the septum pellucidum. This is the only structure which I can think of to which the original stub would be referring. — Knowledge Seeker 08:26, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Page moved from Septum (brain) to Septum pellucidum. — Knowledge Seeker 10:11, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

"...and inferiorly (below) to the corpus callosum" This is clearly incorrect: the corpus cannot be below the septum.

The following seems like a contradiction: "The septum pellucidum actually consists of two layers or laminae of both white and gray matter" "...the septum pellucidum consists of connective tissue, not of neurones."

Additionally it seems a bit strange that given that the "septum pellucidum is often confused with the medial septum" to have a redirect from medial septum that takes you back to this page. StripeyBadger (talk) 11:51, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Big problem[edit]

Medial septum redirects here, but the medial septum should have its own page based on stuff like this http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/short/28/8/1841 How Do I remove the redirect so the page can be made??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.25.12.175 (talk) 10:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will change the Redirect to Medial_septal_nucleus which is a synonym for medial septum. - 67.224.51.189 (talk) 19:03, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cavum Septum Pellucidum contains no CSF?[edit]

The text as of 28th August 2012 says the Cavum Septum Pellucidum does not contain CSF which sounds very strange (if not CSF what is it) and cites a reference but I couldn't information in the citation which backed this up. Further more the internal ref to cavum septum pellicidum says CSP does contain CSF so I am going to remove this statement 194.83.141.96 (talk) 14:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The term "Fifth ventricle"[edit]

Would it make good sense to replace the last sentence in the last paragraph of the septum pellucidum Structure section with, "The term fifth ventricle now refers to the terminal enlargement of the central canal in the spinal cord.[5]" ? (Retaining the existing wiki-links as indicated.)

It had been, "The fifth ventricle is recognised as the terminal ventricle in the spinal cord.[5]"

I ask because the original wording confused me for a space of time, as it followed a statement about the cavum having previously been referred to as the fifth ventricle, and given that the rest of the ventricles are in the brain, and this one is at the end of the spinal cord, & is also not usually mentioned in reference to the ventricular system. So referring to it as the terminal enlargement rather than terminal ventricle might reduce any confusion others might have in reading this, even if it is considered a ventricle (mostly in children)? UnderEducatedGeezer (talk) 02:53, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@UnderEducatedGeezer 100% agree, and I am in favour of this sort of simplification (to a more easily understandable phrase) overall anyway. I've made the change. Let me know (or post on WT:ANAT) or ping me if you have comments on other talk pages, am keen to improve our sent of anatomy articles. --Tom (LT) (talk) 07:35, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]