The posterior cranial fossa is the part of the cranial cavity located between the foramen magnum, and tentorium cerebelli. It is formed by the sphenoid...

anterior cranial fossa, is narrow medially and widens laterally to the sides of the skull. It is separated from the posterior cranial fossa by the clivus...

The anterior cranial fossa is a depression in the floor of the cranial base which houses the projecting frontal lobes of the brain. It is formed by the...

Middle cranial fossa (fossa cranii media), separated from the posterior fossa by the clivus and the petrous crest housing the temporal lobe Posterior cranial...

Interpeduncular fossa Posterior cranial fossa Hypophyseal fossa Temporal bone fossa Mandibular fossa Jugular fossa Infratemporal fossa Pterygopalatine fossa Pterygoid...

that lies inferior to the cerebellar tentorium in the posterior part of the posterior cranial fossa. It partially separates the cerebellar hemispheres....

Posterior fossa may refer to: Posterior cranial fossa, an area of the head PHACES Syndrome, a condition of the posterior cranial fossa Posterior intercondyloid...

motor and sensory parts of the facial nerve join and traverse the posterior cranial fossa before entering the petrous temporal bone via the internal auditory...

Trigeminal ganglion Middle cranial fossa Anterior cranial fossa Middle meningeal artery Cribriform plate Posterior cranial fossa Nasociliary nerve Hypoglossal...

another on the right side. Each fossa is a cone-shaped paired depression deep to the infratemporal fossa and posterior to the maxilla on each side of the...