Sagittal sulcus

Sagittal sulcus

Infobox Bone
Name = Sagittal sulcus
Latin = s. sinus sagittalis superioris
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Caption = Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Sagittal sulcus visible at center but not labeled.)


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The internal surface of the squama frontalis of the frontal bone is concave and presents in the upper part of the middle line a vertical groove, the sagittal sulcus, the edges of which unite below to form a ridge, the frontal crest; the sulcus lodges the superior sagittal sinus, while its margins and the crest afford attachment to the falx cerebri.

It also is part of the parietal, and occipital bones.


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