Preferred Name

Superior Sagittal Sinus
Synonyms
Definitions

An intracranial venous sinus that lies in a superior and midline location above the interhemispheric fissure along the superior border of the falx cerebri of the brain. The sinus receives blood from the cerebral veins and drains posteriorly into the lateral sinuses of the brain, which in turn drain into the internal jugular veins.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12515

ALT_DEFINITION

An intracranial venous sinus that lies in a superior and midline location above the interhemispheric fissure along the superior border of the falx cerebri of the brain. The sinus receives blood from the cerebral veins and drains posteriorly into the lateral sinuses of the brain, which in turn drain into the internal jugular veins.

code

C12515

Contributing_Source

CDISC

CPTAC

definition

An intracranial venous sinus that lies in a superior and midline location above the interhemispheric fissure along the superior border of the falx cerebri of the brain. The sinus receives blood from the cerebral veins and drains posteriorly into the lateral sinuses of the brain, which in turn drain into the internal jugular veins.

Display_Name

Superior Sagittal Sinus

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C157531

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C156952

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C156953

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C66830

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Superior Sagittal Sinus

Legacy Concept Name

Superior_Sagittal_Sinus

Preferred_Name

Superior Sagittal Sinus

prefixIRI

NCIT:C12515

prefLabel

Superior Sagittal Sinus

Semantic_Type

Body Space or Junction

UMLS_CUI

C0226859

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12513

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