Folds of Dura Mater
Dr.Yogeshwar N. Deshpande
Assistant Professor
Rachana Sharir
RT Ayurved Mahavidyalaya,Akola
Objectives -
 Learners will able to explain following points-
 Dura Mater
 Falx Cerebri
 Falx cerebelli
 Tentorium Cerebelli
 Diaphragma sellae
 Attachments & related sinuses within the
above folds
Dura Mater
 Outermost thickest & toughest membrane
covering the brain
 There are 2 layers of Dura mater,
 Outer endosteal layer/endocranium
 Inner layer is meningeal layer- which
surrounds the brain
Endocranium
Continuous with the periosteum
lining outside the skull, through
suture & Foramina , & also with
the periosteal lining of orbit
through the superior orbital
fissure.
 (The periosteum is a membrane that
covers the outer surface of all bones,
except at the articular surfaces in the joint.)
Superior Orbital Fissure
More about endocranium is
It provides the sheath for cranial
nerves
Its outer surface is adherent with
the inner surface of cranial
bones.
Meningeal layer
It is inner layer of dura mater.
It folds on it self to form
partitions which divide the
cranial cavity into different
compartments, which lodge
different parts of brain
Folds of Dura mater
 Falx cerebri
 Falx cerebelli
 Tentorium Cerebelli
 Diaphragma sellae
Falx Cerebri
It is large sickle shaped fold of
dura mater occupying the median
longitudinal fissure between 2
cerebral hemispheres.
Anterior end is narrow & attached
to crista gelli, Posterior end is broad
& attached along the median plane
to upper surface of tentorium
cerebelii
The crista galli is the upper part of the
perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone,
which rises above the cribriform plate.
Margins & surfaces of falx cerebri
Falx cerebri has 2 margins
Upper margin is convex & attached
to lips of the sagittal sulcus.
Lower margin is concave & free
It has 2 surfaces i.e. Right & left
surface
Each is joined to medial surface of
corresponding cerebral hemisphere
Margins of falx cerebri
Venous Sinuses of Falx cerebri
What are venous sinuses
Dural venous sinuses are venous
channels located intracranially
between the two layers of
the dura mater (endosteal layer
and meningeal layer).
3 venous sinuses are present in relation to this fold.
Superior sagittal sinus – lies along the upper margin
Inferior sagittal sinus –lies along the lower margin
& straight sinus- which lies along the line of attachment
of falx to tentorium cerebelii.
Tentorium cerebelii
 Tent shape fold of Dura mater forms
roof of posterior cranial fossa.
 Separates cerebellum from occipital
lobes of cerebrum & divides the cranial
cavity into supra tentorial & infra
tentorial compartments.
 Posterior cranial fossa contains hind
brain & lower part of mid brain
Margins of tentorium cerebelii- 2
margins.
Free margin & attached margin.
Free margin is U shaped & attached to anterior
clinod process
Anterior Clinoid Process-The posterior border of
small wing of sphenoid, is smooth and rounded , the
medial end of this border forms the anterior clinoid
process
U Shaped free margin bounds the tentorial
notch which is occupied by mid brain & anterior
part of superior vermis
Outer or attached margin is convex, posterolaterally is
attached to lips of the transverse sulci on occipital bone.
Antrolaterally- it is attached to superior border of petrous
temporal bone & to the posterior clinoid process.
Superior border
of petrous
temporal bone
Anterior clinoid process
Posterior
clinoid
process
Along with the attached margin, there are
transverse sinus & superior petrosal venous
sinuses
Free & attached margins cross each
other near apex of petrous temporal
bone .Anterior to the point of crossing
there is trangular area which forms
posterior part of roof of cavernous sinus
Surfaces of tentorium cerebelii
2 surfaces are present
Superior surface- convex & has
slops on either sides
To this surface falx cerebri is
attached, in midline
The straight sinus lies along the
line of this attachmnet.
It is attached to occipital lobe of
cerebrum
Inferior surface of tentorium
cerebelii
It is concave & fits the convex
superior surface of cerebellum
Falx cerebelii is attached to its
posterior part
Falx cerebelli
 It is small sickle shaped fold of dura mater
projecting forward into posterior cerebellar
notch
 Base of this structure is attached to
posterior part of inferior surface of
tentorium cerebelii.
 Apex is divided into 2 parts which are lost
on the sides of foramen magnum
 Anterior margin is concave & free
Occipitl
sinus
The posterior margin is convex & attached to
the internal occipital crest & encloses
occipital sinus
Internal
occipital crest
Diaphragma sellae
It is small circular horizontal fold
of dura mater forming roof of
hypophyseal fossa
Anterior it attached to tuberculum sellae
Posteriorly it is attached to dorsum sellae
On each side it is continuous with the dura mater
of middle cranial fossa
It has central aperture through which
the stalk of the hypophysis cerebri
passes
Central aperture
Blood supply
 1. Middle meningeal A.
 2. Anterior ethmoidal, Posterior
ethmoidal & opthalmic arteries
 3. accessory meningeal & internal
carotid
 4. Meningeal branches of vertebral,
occipital & ascending pharyngeal
arteries.
Nerve supply
 Mostly from opthalmic division of
trigeminal nerve
 Anterior ethmoidal nerve
 Maxillary nerve
 Mandibular nerve
 Recurrent branches from 1st,2nd, 3rd
cranial spinal nerves
 Meningeal branches of 9th & 10th cranial
nerves.
Folds of Dura Mater brain neuroscience science and technology and references

Folds of Dura Mater brain neuroscience science and technology and references

  • 1.
    Folds of DuraMater Dr.Yogeshwar N. Deshpande Assistant Professor Rachana Sharir RT Ayurved Mahavidyalaya,Akola
  • 2.
    Objectives -  Learnerswill able to explain following points-  Dura Mater  Falx Cerebri  Falx cerebelli  Tentorium Cerebelli  Diaphragma sellae  Attachments & related sinuses within the above folds
  • 3.
    Dura Mater  Outermostthickest & toughest membrane covering the brain  There are 2 layers of Dura mater,  Outer endosteal layer/endocranium  Inner layer is meningeal layer- which surrounds the brain
  • 4.
    Endocranium Continuous with theperiosteum lining outside the skull, through suture & Foramina , & also with the periosteal lining of orbit through the superior orbital fissure.  (The periosteum is a membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones, except at the articular surfaces in the joint.)
  • 6.
  • 7.
    More about endocraniumis It provides the sheath for cranial nerves Its outer surface is adherent with the inner surface of cranial bones.
  • 8.
    Meningeal layer It isinner layer of dura mater. It folds on it self to form partitions which divide the cranial cavity into different compartments, which lodge different parts of brain
  • 9.
    Folds of Duramater  Falx cerebri  Falx cerebelli  Tentorium Cerebelli  Diaphragma sellae
  • 11.
    Falx Cerebri It islarge sickle shaped fold of dura mater occupying the median longitudinal fissure between 2 cerebral hemispheres.
  • 12.
    Anterior end isnarrow & attached to crista gelli, Posterior end is broad & attached along the median plane to upper surface of tentorium cerebelii
  • 13.
    The crista galliis the upper part of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, which rises above the cribriform plate.
  • 14.
    Margins & surfacesof falx cerebri Falx cerebri has 2 margins Upper margin is convex & attached to lips of the sagittal sulcus. Lower margin is concave & free It has 2 surfaces i.e. Right & left surface Each is joined to medial surface of corresponding cerebral hemisphere
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    Venous Sinuses ofFalx cerebri What are venous sinuses Dural venous sinuses are venous channels located intracranially between the two layers of the dura mater (endosteal layer and meningeal layer).
  • 17.
    3 venous sinusesare present in relation to this fold. Superior sagittal sinus – lies along the upper margin Inferior sagittal sinus –lies along the lower margin & straight sinus- which lies along the line of attachment of falx to tentorium cerebelii.
  • 18.
    Tentorium cerebelii  Tentshape fold of Dura mater forms roof of posterior cranial fossa.  Separates cerebellum from occipital lobes of cerebrum & divides the cranial cavity into supra tentorial & infra tentorial compartments.  Posterior cranial fossa contains hind brain & lower part of mid brain
  • 19.
    Margins of tentoriumcerebelii- 2 margins. Free margin & attached margin.
  • 20.
    Free margin isU shaped & attached to anterior clinod process Anterior Clinoid Process-The posterior border of small wing of sphenoid, is smooth and rounded , the medial end of this border forms the anterior clinoid process
  • 22.
    U Shaped freemargin bounds the tentorial notch which is occupied by mid brain & anterior part of superior vermis
  • 23.
    Outer or attachedmargin is convex, posterolaterally is attached to lips of the transverse sulci on occipital bone. Antrolaterally- it is attached to superior border of petrous temporal bone & to the posterior clinoid process. Superior border of petrous temporal bone Anterior clinoid process Posterior clinoid process
  • 24.
    Along with theattached margin, there are transverse sinus & superior petrosal venous sinuses
  • 25.
    Free & attachedmargins cross each other near apex of petrous temporal bone .Anterior to the point of crossing there is trangular area which forms posterior part of roof of cavernous sinus
  • 26.
    Surfaces of tentoriumcerebelii 2 surfaces are present Superior surface- convex & has slops on either sides To this surface falx cerebri is attached, in midline The straight sinus lies along the line of this attachmnet. It is attached to occipital lobe of cerebrum
  • 28.
    Inferior surface oftentorium cerebelii It is concave & fits the convex superior surface of cerebellum Falx cerebelii is attached to its posterior part
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    Falx cerebelli  Itis small sickle shaped fold of dura mater projecting forward into posterior cerebellar notch  Base of this structure is attached to posterior part of inferior surface of tentorium cerebelii.  Apex is divided into 2 parts which are lost on the sides of foramen magnum  Anterior margin is concave & free
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    The posterior marginis convex & attached to the internal occipital crest & encloses occipital sinus Internal occipital crest
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    Diaphragma sellae It issmall circular horizontal fold of dura mater forming roof of hypophyseal fossa
  • 33.
    Anterior it attachedto tuberculum sellae Posteriorly it is attached to dorsum sellae On each side it is continuous with the dura mater of middle cranial fossa
  • 34.
    It has centralaperture through which the stalk of the hypophysis cerebri passes Central aperture
  • 35.
    Blood supply  1.Middle meningeal A.  2. Anterior ethmoidal, Posterior ethmoidal & opthalmic arteries  3. accessory meningeal & internal carotid  4. Meningeal branches of vertebral, occipital & ascending pharyngeal arteries.
  • 36.
    Nerve supply  Mostlyfrom opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve  Anterior ethmoidal nerve  Maxillary nerve  Mandibular nerve  Recurrent branches from 1st,2nd, 3rd cranial spinal nerves  Meningeal branches of 9th & 10th cranial nerves.