Sphenoparietal sinus

Sphenoparietal sinus
The sinuses at the base of the skull. (Sphenoparietal sinus labeled at upper right.)
Details
Drains fromSuperficial middle cerebral vein (by tradition)[1]
SourceDiploic veins, meningeal veins
Drains toCavernous sinus
Identifiers
Latinsinus sphenoparietalis
TA98A12.3.05.119
TA24861
FMA50776
Anatomical terminology

The sphenoparietal sinus is a paired dural venous sinus situated along the posterior edge of the lesser wing of either sphenoid bone. It drains into the cavernous sinus.[2]

  1. ^ San Millán Ruíz D, Fasel J, Rüfenacht D, Gailloud P (2004). "The sphenoparietal sinus of Breschet: does it exist? An anatomic study". AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 25 (1): 112–20. PMC 7974157. PMID 14729539.
  2. ^ Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Susan Standring (Forty-second ed.). [New York]. 2021. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)