0 a Latin word meaning "of the cerebellum", used in medical names and descriptions
The lobes rest on the tentorium cerebelli, a process of dura mater that separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
The superior sagittal sinus divides into two parts called the transverse sinuses where the falx cerebri meets the tentorium cerebelli.
It is situated in the attached margin of the falx cerebelli, and is generally single, but occasionally there are two.
In uncal herniation, the uncus hippocampus becomes compressed against the free edge of the tentorium cerebelli, frequently leading to brainstem compression.
The area of the brain above the tentorium cerebelli is the supratentorial region.
Subdural blood can also be seen as a layering density along the tentorium cerebelli.
The area of the brain below the tentorium cerebelli is the infratentorial region.
The lower division of the cruciate eminence is prominent and is named the internal occipital crest; it bifurcates near the foramen magnum and gives attachment to the falx cerebelli.
