Sinus venosus

In anatomy , sinus venosus denotes :

• spaces in the spleen filled with blood in the red pulp of the spleen,
• as Sinus venosus Cruveilhieri the upper section of the anus of the Sinus venarum cavarum , the confluence area of ​​the vena cava into the right atrium of the heart ,
• as sinus venosus sclerae the Schlemm's canal to the outside of the sclera in the eye.
• in fish, amphibians and reptiles some one ventricle, which is upstream of the atrium and in the sitting, the excitation-forming tissue, see heart .

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