Cardiovascular system
Cavernous sinus
Sinus cavernosus
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Inferior petrosal sinus
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Sinus cavernosus
- English
- Cavernous sinus
- French
- Sinus caverneux
- Spanish
- Seno cavernoso
- Portuguese
- Seio cavernoso