cerebrospinal fluid circulation

Term ID

GO:0090660

Synonyms

• cerebrospinal fluid flow
• CSF circulation
• CSF flow

Definition

The neurological system process driven by motile cilia on ependymal cells of the brain by which cerebrospinal fluid circulates from the sites of secretion to the sites of absorption. In ventricular cavities, the flow is unidirectional and rostrocaudal, in subarachnoid spaces, the flow is multi-directional. (2)

References

Ontology

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