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Preferred term

Transverse Sinuses  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The two large endothelium-lined venous channels that begin at the internal occipital protuberance at the back and lower part of the CRANIUM and travels laterally and forward ending in the internal jugular vein (JUGULAR VEINS). One of the transverse sinuses, usually the right one, is the continuation of the SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS. The other transverse sinus is the continuation of the straight sinus.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Lateral Sinus
  • Lateral Sinuses
  • Sinus Transversus

In other languages

  • French

  • Sinus latéral
  • Sinus latéraux
  • Sinus veineux transverse
  • Sinus veineux transverses

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XCPQMJD0-V

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