Superior petrosal sinus

Superior petrosal sinus

Infobox Vein
Name = Superior petrosal sinus
Latin = sinus petrosus superior
GraySubject = 171
GrayPage = 659


Caption = Dural veins


Caption2 = The sinuses at the base of the skull. (Superior petrosal sinus visible at center left.)
DrainsFrom =
Source = cavernous sinus | DrainsTo = sigmoid sinus
Artery =
MeshName = Cranial+Sinuses
MeshNumber = A07.231.908.224
The superior petrosal sinus is a venous structure located beneath the brain. It receives blood from the cavernous sinus and passes backward and laterally to drain into the transverse sinus.

The sinus runs in the attached margin of the tentorium cerebelli, in a groove in the petrous part of the temporal bone formed by the sinus itself - the superior petrosal sulcus.

The sinus receives some cerebellar and inferior cerebral veins, and veins from the tympanic cavity.


=Additional

ee also

* Dural venous sinuses


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