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Cranial Vault
Cranial Vault
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09/09/2010

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Term
falx cerebri
Definition
component of cranial dura. largest dural infolding, lies in the longitudinal cerebral fissure that separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
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falx cerebelli
Definition
component of cranial dura. vertical dural infolding that lies inferior to the tentorium cerebelli in the posterior part of the posterior cranial fossa.
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tentorial cerebelli
Definition
component of cranial dura. second largest dural infolding, wide crescentic septum that separates the occipital lobes of the cerebral hemispheres from the cerebellum.
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tentorial notch
Definition
cocave anteromedial border of the tentorium cerebelli through which the brainstem extends from the posterior into the middle cranial fossa.
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diaphragma sellae
Definition
component of cranial dura. smallest dural infolding, circular sheet of dura that is suspended between the clinoid processes forming a partial roof over the hypophysial fossa in the sphenoid.
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