At the junction of the floor and anterior wall of the third ventricle, immediately above the optic chiasma, the ventricle presents a small angular recess or diverticulum, the optic recess (or supraoptic recess).

Optic recess
The hypophysis cerebri, in position. Shown in sagittal section. (Optic recess labeled at upper right.)
Median sagittal section of brain. The relations of the pia mater are indicated by the red color. (Optic recess labeled at lower left.)
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Latinrecessus supraopticus
NeuroNames457
NeuroLex IDnlx_144280
TA98A14.1.08.418
TA25773
FMA78455
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 816 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)