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venous dural sinus

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A venous channel found between layers of dura mater in the brain. Receives blood from internal and external veins of the brain, receive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space, and ultimately empty into the internal jugular vein. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dural_venous_sinuses ]

Term info

Label

venous dural sinus

Synonyms
  • cranial dural venous sinus
  • dural sinus
  • dural vein
  • dural venous sinus
  • venous dural
  • venous dural sinus
database cross reference
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editor note

the MA placement should be checked

has related synonym

s. durae matris

id

UBERON:0005486