Inferior sagittal sinus
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| Vein: Inferior sagittal sinus | ||
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| Dural veins (Inferior sagittal sinus labeled as "SIN. SAGITTALIS INF." at upper right.) | ||
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| Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right half of the skull, and the brain. (Inferior sagittal sinus visible as blue line at center.) | ||
| Latin | sinus sagittalis inferior | |
| Gray's | subject #171 655 | |
| MeSH | A07.231.908.224 | |
The inferior sagittal sinus courses along the inferior border of the falx cerebri, superior to the corpus callosum.
It receives blood from the deep and medial aspects of the cerebral hemispheres and drains into the straight sinus.
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 Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. |
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