Quick Facts
The falx cerebri is the sickle-shaped fold of dura mater that extends downward in the longitudinal cerebral fissure and separates the two cerebral hemispheres (Dorland, 2011).
Related parts of the anatomy
Structure
The falx cerebri is a large fold of the meningeal cranial dura mater that projects down into the longitudinal fissure, separating the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
Key Features/Anatomical Relations
The falx cerebri is the largest fold of meningeal dura mater in the cranium. It runs from the crista galli of the ethmoid bone anteriorly, back to the straight sinus and tentorium cerebelli posteriorly. Its superior margin forms the superior sagittal sinus while its inferior margin lie just above the corpus callosum and contains the inferior sagittal sinus.
References
Dorland, W. (2011) Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 32nd edn. Philadelphia, USA: Elsevier Saunders.
