Choroid plexus

Choroid plexus
Choroid plexus
	Choroid plexus shown in the fourth ventricle
	Coronal section of lateral and third ventricles.
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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]

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