| Basilar venous plexus | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus venosus basilaris |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.106 |
| TA2 | 4866 |
| FMA | 50783 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The basilar venous plexus (transverse or basilar sinus) is a venous plexus of dural venous sinuses situated upon the clivus and posterior aspect of the dorsum sellae of sphenoid bone. It interconnects the two cavernous sinuses as well as the origins of the petrous sinuses.[1]
It communicates with the anterior vertebral venous plexus.
- ^ "plexus veineux basilaire - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-09.