Choroid plexus | |
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![]() Choroid plexus shown in the fourth ventricle | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | plexus choroideus |
MeSH | D002831 |
NeuroNames | 1377 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.279 A14.1.01.307 A14.1.01.306 A14.1.01.304 A14.1.05.715 |
TA2 | 5654, 5786, 5980 |
FMA | 61934 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The choroid plexus, or plica choroidea, is a plexus of cells that arises from the tela choroidea in each of the ventricles of the brain.[1] Regions of the choroid plexus produce and secrete most of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the central nervous system.[2][3] The choroid plexus consists of modified ependymal cells surrounding a core of capillaries and loose connective tissue.[3] Multiple cilia on the ependymal cells move to circulate the cerebrospinal fluid.[4]