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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054064
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Preferred Name

Transverse Sinuses

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Sinuses, Lateral
Transversus, Sinus
Lateral Sinuse
Transverse Sinuse
Lateral Sinus
Lateral Sinuses
Sinus Transversus
Sinus, Lateral
Sinuses, Transverse
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