Venous Sinus (Noun)
Meaning
A wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The dural venous sinus is a wide channel containing blood and is located within the dura mater surrounding the brain.
- The cavernous venous sinus is one of the largest and most clinically significant of the intracranial venous sinuses.
- The venous sinus does not have the same smooth muscle layer or the same coating of an ordinary blood vessel.
- Intracranial venous sinuses such as the superior sagittal venous sinus and the inferior sagittal venous sinus drain the blood from the brain.
- A dural venous sinus is essentially a large venous sinus in the dura mater and serves as a collection point for venous blood from the brain.