Posterior Cranial Fossa:

Terms Related to Posterior Cranial Fossa

• Posterior Cerebral Artery

  Artery formed by the bifurcation of the BASILAR ARTERY. Branches of the posterior cerebral artery supply portions of the OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; inferior temporal ...

• Cerebellum

  Part of the metencephalon that lies in the posterior cranial fossa behind the brain stem. It is concerned with the coordination of movement.

• Vestibular Aqueduct

  A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surface of the petrous temporal bone. It ...

• Posterior Fossa Tumor

  Intracranial tumors originating in the region of the brain inferior to the tentorium cerebelli, which contains the cerebellum, fourth ventricle, cerebellopontine angle, brain stem, and ...

• Posterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome

  Formation of an area of coagulation necrosis induced by ischemia in the vascular distribution of the posterior cerebral artery. This artery supplies portions of the ...