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
The cavernous sinus within the human head is one of the dural venous sinuses creating a cavity called the lateral sellar compartment bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica.
Structure
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Anatomy
A sphenoparietal sinus is situated under each lesser wing of the sphenoid bone near the posterior edge of this bone,
between the anterior cranial fossa and middle cranial fossa. It terminates by draining into the anterior part of the
cavernous sinus
The cavernous sinus within the human head is one of the dural venous sinuses creating a cavity called the lateral sellar compartment bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica.
Structure
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Tributaries
A sphenoparietal sinus receives small veins from the adjacent
dura
Dura may also refer to: Đura such as, for example, Đura Bajalović
Geography
* Dura language, a critically endangered language of Nepal
* Dura, Africa, an ancient city and former bishopric, now a Catholic titular see
* Dura-Europos, an ancient c ...
and sometimes the frontal ramus of the
, communicating rami from the
superficial middle cerebral vein,
temporal lobe veins, and the anterior temporal
diploic veins.
References
Additional images
File:Human brain dura mater (reflections) description.JPG, Human brain dura mater (reflections)
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Veins of the head and neck