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in section, increases in size as it proceeds backward, and runs downward and back- 

 ward from the end of the inferior sagittal sinus to the transverse sinus of the oppo- 



Torcular heropltili. 



Foramen cecum, 



FIG. 568. Sagittal section o* the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. 



Diaphragma sellce 



Free margin of tentorium 



Optic nerve Internal earotid artery 



Oculomotor nerve 



Attached margin of tentonum 



Confluence of the sinuses 

 FIG. 569. Tentorium cerebelli from above. 



site side to that into which the superior sagittal sinus is prolonged. Its terminal 

 part communicates by a cross branch with the confluence of the sinuses. Besides 



