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{{Short description|Organ In the brain}}
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| Latin = sinus occipitalis
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▲ Caption2 = The sinuses at the base of the skull. (Occipial sinus visible at bottom center.) |
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▲ DrainsTo = [[confluence of sinuses]] |
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The '''occipital sinus'''
Occipital sinuses were discovered by [[Guichard Joseph Duverney]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
It is situated in the attached margin of the [[falx cerebelli]], and is generally single, but occasionally there are two. ▼
== Anatomy ==
The occipital sinus is present in around 65% of individuals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sinus occipitalis |url=https://www.ars-neurochirurgica.com/lexikon/sinus-occipitalis |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Ars Neurochirurgica}}</ref> It is usually single, but occasionally paired.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Gray |first=Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/anatomyofhumanbo1918gray?view=theater#page/658/mode/2up |title=Gray's Anatomy |year=1918 |edition=20th |pages=658}}</ref>
▲It is situated in the attached margin of the [[falx cerebelli]]
=== Course ===
The occipital sinus commences around the margin of the [[foramen magnum]]<ref name=":0" /> by several small venous channels (one of which joins the terminal part of the [[sigmoid sinus]]). It terminates by draining into the [[confluence of the sinuses]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621 |title=Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice |date=2021 |others=Susan Standring |isbn=978-0-7020-7707-4 |edition=Forty-second |location=[New York] |pages=404 |oclc=1201341621}}</ref>
=== Communications ===
The occipital sinus communicates with the [[marginal sinus]],<ref name=":2" /> and [[internal vertebral venous plexuses|posterior internal vertebral venous plexuses]].<ref name=":0" />
==Additional images==
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Revision as of 12:18, 8 October 2023
Occipital sinus | |
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Details | |
Drains to | confluence of sinuses |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sinus occipitalis |
TA98 | A12.3.05.105 |
TA2 | 4855 |
FMA | 50781 |
Anatomical terminology |
The occipital sinus is the smallest of the dural venous sinuses. It is usually unpaired, and is sometimes altogether absent. It is situated in the attached margin of the falx cerebelli. It commences near the foramen magnum, and ends by draining into the confluence of sinuses.
Occipital sinuses were discovered by Guichard Joseph Duverney.[citation needed]
Anatomy
The occipital sinus is present in around 65% of individuals.[1] It is usually single, but occasionally paired.[2]
It is situated in the attached margin of the falx cerebelli.[2]
Course
The occipital sinus commences around the margin of the foramen magnum[2] by several small venous channels (one of which joins the terminal part of the sigmoid sinus). It terminates by draining into the confluence of the sinuses.[3]
Communications
The occipital sinus communicates with the marginal sinus,[3] and posterior internal vertebral venous plexuses.[2]
Additional images
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Base of the skull. Upper surface.
References
- ^ "Sinus occipitalis". Ars Neurochirurgica. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 658.
- ^ a b Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Susan Standring (Forty-second ed.). [New York]. 2021. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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