Preferred Name

sigmoid sinus

Synonyms

sulcus sigmoideus

Definitions

A portion of the lateral venous sinus, bulging prominently into the mastoid cavity, that serves as a principal conduit by which blood leaves the cranium[EPIC]. The sigmoid is drained by the internal jugular vein.

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sigmoid sinus

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database_cross_reference

EMAPA:19060

ncithesaurus:Sigmoid_Sinus

EHDAA2:0001838

SCTID:279264003

VHOG:0001337

Wikipedia:Sigmoid_sinus

EHDAA:9880

FMA:50782

definition

A portion of the lateral venous sinus, bulging prominently into the mastoid cavity, that serves as a principal conduit by which blood leaves the cranium[EPIC]. The sigmoid is drained by the internal jugular vein.

depiction

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Gray488_blue.gif

external_definition

The sigmoid sinuses, within a human head, are 2 areas beneath the brain, which allow blood veins to span the area, from the center of the head downward. They drain from the transverse sinuses (under the back of the brain) to the internal jugular vein. Each sigmoid sinus begins beneath the temporal bone and follows a tortuous course to the jugular foramen, at which point the sinus becomes continuous with the internal jugular vein[Wikipedia:Sigmoid_sinus].

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sulcus sigmoideus

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label

sigmoid sinus

notation

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overlaps

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prefLabel

sigmoid sinus

present_in_taxon

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subClassOf

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