Groove for transverse sinus

Groove for transverse sinus
Human skull (parietal bones removed). Position of groove for transverse sinus shown in red.
Interior surface of occipital bone. (Groove for transverse sinus runs laterally on either side of the internal occipital protuberance.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinsulcus sinus transversi
TA98A02.1.04.031
TA2577
FMA75335
Anatomical terms of bone

The groove for transverse sinus is a groove which runs along the internal surface of the occipital bone, running laterally between the superior and inferior fossae of the cruciform eminence. The transverse sinuses travel along this groove.

A small or absent bony groove in the occiput in conjunction with the compressible nature of the transverse sinus makes this structure vulnerable to tapering with increased ICP. [1]

  1. ^ "The relationship of transverse sinus stenosis to bony groove dimensions provides an insight into the aetiology of idiopathic intracranial hypertension".