Falx cerebelli
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Not to be confused with falx cerebri.
| Brain: Falx cerebelli | ||
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| Occipital bone. Inner surface. (Portion "for falx cerebelli" identified at center left.) | ||
| Gray's | subject #193 874 | |
| NeuroNames | ancil-259 | |
The falx cerebelli is a small triangular process of dura mater, received into the posterior cerebellar notch.
Its base is attached, above, to the under and back part of the tentorium cerebelli; its posterior margin, to the lower division of the vertical crest on the inner surface of the occipital bone.
As it descends, it sometimes divides into two smaller folds, which are lost on the sides of the foramen magnum.
[edit] See also
- Falx (disambiguation) — other parts of the anatomy with names including "falx"
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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