Straight Sinus (Noun)
Meaning
An unpaired sinus of the dura mater.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The straight sinus is located along the junction between the falx cerebri and the tentorium cerebelli, allowing it to separate the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- It drains into the confluence of sinuses, a dilated channel at the junction of the superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, and transverse sinuses.
- Several veins, including the basal veins and the internal cerebral veins, empty into the straight sinus.
- This results in the formation of the great cerebral vein of Galen and the straight sinus.
- In the embryo, it is formed by the median portion of the posterior communicating veins and becomes the straight sinus of the adult.