Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. (Labeled with "torcula herophili".)
Details
Source
Superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, occipital sinus
Drains to
Transverse sinuses
Identifiers
Latin
confluens sinuum, torcula herophili
TA98
A12.3.05.103
TA2
4852
FMA
50784
Anatomical terminology
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The confluence of sinuses (Latin: confluens sinuum), torcular Herophili, or torcula is the connecting point of the superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, and occipital sinus. It is below the internal occipital protuberance of the skull. It drains venous blood from the brain into the transverse sinuses. It may be affected by arteriovenous fistulas, a thrombus, major trauma, or surgical damage, and may be imaged with many radiology techniques.
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The confluenceofsinuses (Latin: confluens sinuum), torcular Herophili, or torcula is the connecting point of the superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus...
interior surface of the occipital bone. They drain from the confluenceofsinuses (by the internal occipital protuberance) to the sigmoid sinuses, which ultimately...
The dural venous sinuses (also called dural sinuses, cerebral sinuses, or cranial sinuses) are venous sinuses (channels) found between the endosteal and...
into the confluenceofsinuses and deviates to either side (usually the right). At this point it is continued as the corresponding transverse sinus. The superior...
attached margin of the falx cerebelli. It commences near the foramen magnum, and ends by draining into the confluenceofsinuses. Occipital sinuses were discovered...
from the inferior sagittal sinus and the great cerebral vein, and drains into the confluenceofsinuses. The straight sinus is situated within the dura...
venous sinuses returning blood from the brain to the venous circulation: Right and left transverse sinuses which meet at the confluenceofsinuses (marked...
venous sinuses, sinuses (channels) within the dura mater. The dural sinuses are therefore located on the surface of the cerebrum. The most prominent of these...
vault, posteriorly and inferiorly to the confluenceofsinuses, where the superficial drainage joins with the sinus that primarily drains the deep venous...
first time. A confluenceofsinuses in the skull was originally named torcular Herophili after him. Torcular is a Latin translation of Herophilos's label...
transverse sinuses. These then drain into the sigmoid sinuses, which receive blood from the cavernous sinus and superior and inferior petrosal sinuses. The...
characterized by a downward displacement of one or both cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum (the opening at the base of the skull). CMs can cause headaches...
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almost equal in size. The angle of union of the superior sagittal and transverse sinuses is named the confluenceof the sinuses, and its position is indicated...
and renal portal systems. The portal vein is usually formed by the confluenceof the superior mesenteric, splenic veins, inferior mesenteric, left, right...
the occipital vein, or internally into the transverse sinus or into the confluenceof the sinuses (torcular Herophili). It has been noted that "The tunnels...
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centered on a bronchiole, poorly delimited, and with the tendency to confluence, especially in children. Light microscopy typically shows neutrophils...
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and the sphenoid sinus; the middle meatus provides drainage for the anterior ethmoid sinuses and for the maxillary and frontal sinuses; and the inferior...
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the confluence of the Anacostia River with the Potomac below the fall line. The presence of sinuate sinuses on the dorsal portion of male cerci among...
changed during the emission of sounds. The beluga is able to change the shape of its head by blowing air around its sinuses to focus the emitted sounds...
drainage of the vertebral sinuses, which is indicative of a bone infection. The causes of such infections are uncertain, but records of fused vertebrae in other...