Group · Cardiovascular system
Dural venous sinuses
Sinus durae matris
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Head
- Part of
- Cranial veins
DescriptionUnreviewed
The dural venous sinuses (also called dural sinuses, cerebral sinuses, or cranial sinuses) are venous channels found between the endosteal and meningeal layers of dura mater in the brain.
They receive blood from the cerebral veins, receive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space via arachnoid granulations, and mainly empty into the internal jugular vein.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Sinus durae matris
- English
- Dural venous sinuses
- French
- Sinus veineux de la dure-mère
- Spanish
- Senos venosos durales
- Portuguese
- Seios venosos durais