Dural veins (superior sagittal sinus at top, labeled "sin. sagittalis sup." for Latin sinus sagittalis superior)
Superior sagittal sinus laid open after removal of the skull cap. The chordae Willisii are clearly seen. The venous lacunæ are also well shown; from two of them probes are passed into the superior sagittal sinus.
Details
Drains from
Superior cerebral veins
Drains to
Confluence of sinuses
Identifiers
Latin
sinus sagittalis superior
MeSH
D054063
TA98
A12.3.05.109
TA2
4856
FMA
50767
Anatomical terminology
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The superior sagittal sinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an unpaired area along the attached margin of the falx cerebri. It allows blood to drain from the lateral aspects of anterior cerebral hemispheres to the confluence of sinuses. Cerebrospinal fluid drains through arachnoid granulations into the superior sagittal sinus and is returned to venous circulation.
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The superiorsagittalsinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an unpaired area along the attached margin of the...
confluence of sinuses (Latin: confluens sinuum), torcular Herophili, or torcula is the connecting point of the superiorsagittalsinus, straight sinus, and occipital...
being the direct continuation of the superiorsagittalsinus, the other of the straight sinus. Each transverse sinus passes lateral and forward, describing...
to the lower (free) margin of falx cerebri. The superiorsagittalsinus is contained in the superior margin of the falx cerebri and overlies the longitudinal...
part and close to the upper or sagittal border is the parietal foramen which transmits a vein to the superiorsagittalsinus, and sometimes a small branch...
The inferior sagittalsinus (also known as inferior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an area beneath the brain which allows blood to drain...
and superomedial surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres into the superiorsagittalsinus. There are 8-12 cerebral veins.[further explanation needed] They...
occipital bones. The sagittal sulcus accommodates the superiorsagittalsinus. The falx cerebri attaches to the edge of the sagittal sulcus on either side...
present along other dural sinuses as well. Diffusion across the arachnoid granulations into the superiorsagittalsinus returns CSF to the venous circulation...
dural venous sinuses resides, venous hemorrhage can occur such as falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli, and vertex (where superiorsagittalsinus resides)....
sinus, also known as tentorial sinus or the sinus rectus, is an area within the skull beneath the brain. It receives blood from the inferior sagittal...
middle cerebral vein and the superiorsagittalsinus. Meninges and superficial cerebral veins. Deep dissection. Superior view. Meninges and superficial...
large superiorsagittalsinus in the upper margin of the falx cerebri. The superiorsagittalsinus divides into two parts called the transverse sinuses where...
sinuses. There are four fibrous septa: Falx cerebri, that separates the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum. It contains the superiorsagittal...
difficult, because their brains not only shared a major vein (the superiorsagittalsinus), but had fused together. In addition, an undetected major vein...
the skull for the parietal emissary vein, which drains into the superiorsagittalsinus. Occasionally, a small branch of the occipital artery can also...
in size. The angle of union of the superiorsagittal and transverse sinuses is named the confluence of the sinuses, and its position is indicated by a...
being unable to fill the intra-dural sinus space due to the presence of a blood clot. The superiorsagittalsinus is most commonly affected, but the radiologic...
into the cavernous sinus at the front, and the superior and inferior petrosal sinuses at the sides, and the inferior sagittalsinus at the back. Blood...
granulations or Pacchioni's granulations), which are located along the superiorsagittalsinus, and is the site of CSF reabsorption back into the venous system...
As intracranial pressure rises, blood is squeezed into the dural venous sinuses, raising the dural venous pressure and resulting in more bleeding from...