Question 11

(Multiple Choice)

During a head and neck dissection, a group of medical students remove the cerebrum, inadvertently leaving behind the cerebellum. Which of the following structures caused the cerebellar hemispheres to become separated from the brain?


A) Falx cerebri
B) Cervicomedullary junction
C) Tentorium cerebelli
D) Superior sagittal sinus
E) Petrous ridge of the temporal bone

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