Tentorial notch
The tentorial notch (also known as the tentorial incisure or incisura tentorii) refers to the anterior opening between the free edge of the cerebellar tentorium and the clivus for the passage of the brainstem.
| Tentorial notch | |
|---|---|
Tentorial notch seen from above. An easy description is simply the opening created by the cerebellar tentorium | |
| Details | |
| Part of | tentorium cerebelli |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Incisura tentorii |
| TA98 | A14.1.01.105 |
| TA2 | 5376 |
| FMA | 306052 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The midbrain continues with the thalamus of the diencephalon through the tentorial notch.
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