Preferred Name

Sphenoparietal Sinus
Synonyms
Definitions

A dural venous sinus located along the posteroinferior ridge of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, which drains into the cavernous sinus and receives tributaries from the superficial middle cerebral vein, veins from the temporal lobe, the anterior temporal diploic vein, and, sometimes, the frontal ramus of the middle meningeal vein.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C33585

code

C33585

definition

A dural venous sinus located along the posteroinferior ridge of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, which drains into the cavernous sinus and receives tributaries from the superficial middle cerebral vein, veins from the temporal lobe, the anterior temporal diploic vein, and, sometimes, the frontal ramus of the middle meningeal vein.

label

Sphenoparietal Sinus

Legacy Concept Name

Sphenoparietal_Sinus

Preferred_Name

Sphenoparietal Sinus

prefixIRI

NCIT:C33585

prefLabel

Sphenoparietal Sinus

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0226866

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25762

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