falcula

falx ce·re·bel·'li

[TA]

a short process of dura mater projecting forward from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium; it occupies the posterior cerebellar notch and the vallecula, and bifurcates below into two diverging limbs passing to either side of the foramen magnum.

Synonym(s): cerebellar falx ☆ , falcula

fal·cu·la

(făl′kyə-lə)

n.

See falx cerebelli.

falx ce·re·bel·li

(fawlks serĕ-belī) [TA]

A short process of dura mater projecting forward from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium; it occupies the posterior cerebellar notch and the vallecula, and bifurcates below into two diverging limbs passing to either side of the foramen magnum.
Synonym(s): falcula.