Substantia ferruginea

Substantia ferruginea

The substantia ferruginea is an underlying patch of deeply pigmented nerve cells that give the locus ceruleus its bluish-gray color. It can be found in the region of the superior part of the rhomboid fossa.

ee also

*Rhomboid fossa

*Sulcus limitans

*Locus ceruleus

*Fourth ventricle

External links

* [http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/atlas_html/n2a8p2.html Atlas Image of the Posterior View of the Floor of Fourth Ventricle]

* [http://www.medicineword.com/substantia+ferruginea.shtml substantia ferruginea from MedicineWord]


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