Cerebellar fossa

Study entry

Description

A pair of large concave impressions of the posterior cranial fossa, separated by the internal occipital crest.

Relations

They house the cerebellum.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest