tentorium cerebelli

(noun)

An extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.

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Examples of tentorium cerebelli in the following topics:

  • Oculomotor (III) Nerve

    • It passes between the superior cerebellar and posterior cerebral arteries, and then pierces the dura mater anterior and lateral to the posterior clinoid process (to give attachment to the tectorium cerebella), passing between the free and attached borders of the tentorium cerebelli.

  • Meninges

    • Tentorium cerebelli, the second largest, crescent-shaped; separates the occipital lobes from cerebellum.
    • Falx cerebelli, vertical infolding; lies inferior to the tentorium cerebelli, separating the cerebellar hemispheres.