Preferred Label : falx cerebri;
Uberon definition : The falx cerebri, also known as the cerebral falx, so named from its sickle-like form,
is a strong, arched fold of dura mater which descends vertically in the longitudinal
fissure between the cerebral hemispheres. It is narrow in front, where it is attached
to the crista galli of the ethmoid; and broad behind, where it is connected with the
upper surface of the tentorium cerebelli. Its upper margin is convex, and attached
to the inner surface of the skull in the middle line, as far back as the internal
occipital protuberance; it contains the superior sagittal sinus. Its lower margin
is free and concave, and contains the inferior sagittal sinus. The falx cerebri is
known to calcify with age.;
Uberon synonym : cerebral falx;
Origin ID : 0006059;
UMLS CUI : C0228120;
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The falx cerebri, also known as the cerebral falx, so named from its sickle-like form,
is a strong, arched fold of dura mater which descends vertically in the longitudinal
fissure between the cerebral hemispheres. It is narrow in front, where it is attached
to the crista galli of the ethmoid; and broad behind, where it is connected with the
upper surface of the tentorium cerebelli. Its upper margin is convex, and attached
to the inner surface of the skull in the middle line, as far back as the internal
occipital protuberance; it contains the superior sagittal sinus. Its lower margin
is free and concave, and contains the inferior sagittal sinus. The falx cerebri is
known to calcify with age.
