Cruciform eminence

Cruciform eminence
Bone: Cruciform eminence
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Occipital bone. Inner surface.
Latin eminentia cruciformis
Gray's subject #31 130

The internal surface of the occipital bone is deeply concave and divided into four fossæ by a cruciform eminence ( or cruciate eminence).

  • The superior two fossae are triangular and lodge the occipital lobes of the cerebrum.
  • The inferior two are quadrilateral and accommodate the hemispheres of the cerebellum.

The superior and inferior fossae are separated by a transverse groove. At the point of intersection between all four fossae is the internal occipital protuberance.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eBones of head and neck: the neurocranium of the skull (TA A02.1.01–07, GA 2.129–155)
Occipital
Other
Parietal
Frontal
Ethmoidal notch · Fossa for lacrimal gland · Trochlear fovea · Frontal sinus · Frontonasal duct
Temporal
Sphenoid
Surfaces
fossae (Pterygoid, Scaphoid) · pterygoid plates (Lateral, Medial) · Pterygoid canal · Hamulus
Other
Ethmoid
Plates
Surfaces
Ethmoid sinus · ethmoidal foramina (Posterior, Anterior)

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