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Intercavernous sinuses
| Vein: Intercavernous sinuses |
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| Dural veins |
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| The sinuses at the base of the skull. (Visible as light blue circle at center.) |
| Latin |
sini intercavernosi |
| Gray's |
subject #171 659 |
| MeSH |
Cranial+Sinuses |
The intercavernous sinuses are two in number, an anterior[1] and a posterior,[2] and connect the two cavernous sinuses across the middle line.
The anterior passes in front of the hypophysis cerebri, the posterior behind it, and they form with the cavernous sinuses a venous circle (circular sinus) around the hypophysis.
The anterior one is usually the larger of the two, and one or other is occasionally absent.
References
- ^ s_12/12738815 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ s_12/12738822 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
See also
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