falx cerebelli

Introduction

A short process of dura mater projecting anteriorly from the occipital crest below the tentorium cerebelli.

It is situated in the posterior cerebellar notch & the vallecula, bifurcating into two parts attaching to either side of the foramen magnum.

More general terms

• brain structure

Additional terms

• falx
• tentorium cerebelli

Component of

• dura mater (pachymeninges)