What Does Tentorial Notch Mean?

The tentorial notch refers to the anterior opening between the free edge of the cerebellar tentorium and the clivus for the passage of the brainstem. The midbrain continues with the thalamus of the diencephalon through the tentorial notch.

What does the tentorial notch do?

The tentorial notch allows for the presence of a gap, which lodges the midbrain [1,6]. The midbrain inhabits the anterior portion of the incisura and the posterior half is occupied by the superior vermis or the splenium of the corpus collosum.

What does tentorial mean?

noun. : a bony ridge on the inner surface of the skull that marks the attachment of the tentorium.