anterior falx artery, or anterior falcine artery) (a branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery), and the posterior portion from the posterior meningeal artery (a branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery). The falx cerebri receives its blood supply primarily from two vessels the anterior portion receives blood supply from the anterior meningeal artery (a.k.a. The (concave) inferior margin of the falx cerebri is free. This attachment runs as far back as the internal occipital protuberance (the latter representing its posterior-most point of attachment ) the superior sagittal sinus runs in the cranial groove between the falx cerebri's two attachments.

Its convex superior margin is attached to the internal surface of the skull on either side of the midline. Posteriorly, it blends into the upper surface of the cerebellar tentorium. The falx cerebri attaches anteriorly at the crista galli (proximally to the cribriform plate and to the frontal and ethmoid sinuses). Īnteriorly, the falx cerebri is narrower, thinner, and may have a number of perforations. It is a dural formation (one of four dural partitions of the brain along with the falx cerebelli, tentorium cerebelli, and diaphragma sellae) it is formed through invagination of the dura mater into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres. The falx cerebri is a strong, crescent-shaped sheet lying in the sagittal plane between the two hemispheres. The falx cerebri is named for its sickle-like shape. The falx cerebri is often subject to age-related calcification, and a site of falcine meningiomas. It is attached to the crista galli anteriorly, and blends with the tentorium cerebelli posteriorly. The falx cerebri (also known as the cerebral falx) is a large, crescent-shaped fold of dura mater that descends vertically into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres of the human brain, separating the two hemispheres and supporting dural sinuses that provide venous and CSF drainage to the brain.

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