Substantia ferruginea

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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.

[edit] See also

• Rhomboid fossa
  
• Sulcus limitans
  
• Locus ceruleus
  
• Fourth ventricle

[edit] External links

• Atlas Image of the Posterior View of the Floor of Fourth Ventricle
  
• substantia ferruginea from MedicineWord