crura (kru'rah)

PI. of crus. c. bifurcata. Two ridges on the inner surface of the external ear, meeting at the anthelix. c. cerebelli. See superior, middle, and inferior peduncles, under peduncle, c. cerebri. Two thick bundles of white substance, extending from the upper border of the pons Varolii and diverging to enter the cerebral hemispheres. Between them is situated the posterior perforated space, c. clitoridis. The deep-seated roots of the clitoris, attached, one on each side, to the ascending CRY rami of the ischia and the descending rami of the o a pubis. They unite anteriorly to form the body of the organ. c. of the diaphragm. See pillars of the diaphragm, under pillar, c. of the fornix. See pillars of the fornix, under pillar. _ c. penis. Two backward prolongations of the corpora cavernosa penis. c. posterior a. The posterior pillars of the fornix cerebri, c. pyramid is. The lateral parts of the pyramid of the cerebellum.