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Anatomy of the head and neck
Published in Helen Whitwell, Christopher Milroy, Daniel du Plessis, Forensic Neuropathology, 2021
The falx cerebri is located within the longitudinal fissure separating the left and right cerebral hemispheres. Inferiorly, it is attached to the crista galli and the internal occipital crest of the inner surface of the occipital bone. Both the superior and inferior sagittal venous sinuses lie within the falx cerebri. Its posterior margin is continuous with the tentorium cerebelli, which separates the cerebellar hemispheres from the cerebrum, but is at right angles to the falx cerebri. The transverse sinus is located within the tentorium cerebelli. Finally, the falx cerebelli separates the two cerebellar hemispheres in the midline but inferior to the tentorium cerebelli (Figure 1.3).
Anatomy for neurotrauma
Published in Hemanshu Prabhakar, Charu Mahajan, Indu Kapoor, Essentials of Anesthesia for Neurotrauma, 2018
Vasudha Singhal, Sarabpreet Singh
The falx cerebelli is a small, sickle-shaped infolding of dura below the tentorium, partially separating the cerebellar hemispheres. It extends forwards from the internal occipital crest to the posterior cerebellar notch.
Back and central nervous system
Published in Aida Lai, Essential Concepts in Anatomy and Pathology for Undergraduate Revision, 2018
Falx cerebelli– between cerebellar hemispheres– attached to internal occipital crest– post. border contains occipital sinus
Anatomic variations of the human falx cerebelli and its association with occipital venous sinuses
Published in British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Safiye Çavdar, Bilgehan Solmaz, Özgül Taniş, Orhan Ulas Guler, Hakkı Dalçık, Evren Aydoğmuş, Leyla Altunkaya, Erdoğan Kara, Hızır Aslıyüksek
The falx cerebelli is a vertical dural fold that lies inferior to the cerebellar tentorium between the two lobes of the cerebellum, projecting into the posterior cerebellar notch in the posterior cranial fossa. Its base is directed upwards and attached to the posterior part of the inferior surface of the tentorium cerebelli in the midline. Its posterior margin is attached to the internal occipital crest and contains the occipital sinus.1,2