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Sagittal sulcus

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Sagittal sulcus
Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Sagittal sulcus visible at center but not labeled.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinsulcus sinus sagittalis superioris
TA98A02.1.00.038
TA2441
FMA57118
Anatomical terms of bone

The sagittal sulcus is a midline groove that runs across the internal surfaces of part of the squamous part of the frontal bone, the parietal bones,[1] and part of[citation needed] the occipital bones. The sagittal sulcus accommodates the superior sagittal sinus. The falx cerebri attaches to the edge of the sagittal sulcus[1] on either side.[citation needed]

On the inferior portion of the squamous part of the frontal bone, the edges of the sagittal sinus converge to form a single midline ridge, the frontal crest (which also gives attachment to the falx cerebri).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 136.