See Also: fossa cranii posterior(medicine)
fossa cranii media(medicine)
fossa cranii anterior(medicine)
cranial fossa, posterior(medicine)
posterior cranial fossa(medicine)
posterior fossa tumours(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
suturae cranii(medicine)
trabeculae cranii(medicine)
fonticuli cranii(medicine)

fossa cranii posterior (medicine)


fossa cranii posterior -->
posterior cranial fossa


The internal base of the skull posterior to the crest of the petrous part of the temporal bones and the dorsum sellae and anterior to the grooves for the transverse sinuses, where the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata rest.

Synonym: fossa cranii posterior.