transverse sinuses. The sigmoid sinus is a dural venous sinus situated within the dura mater. The sigmoid sinus receives blood from the transverse sinuses, which...

venous sinuses included the superior sagittal sinus, inferior sagittal sinus, transverse sinus, straight sinus, sigmoid sinus and cavernous sinus. These...

cavernous sinus drains by two larger channels, the superior and inferior petrosal sinuses, ultimately into the internal jugular vein via the sigmoid sinus, also...

bone. They drain from the confluence of sinuses (by the internal occipital protuberance) to the sigmoid sinuses, which ultimately connect to the internal...

that, groove for sigmoid sinus continues as groove for transverse sinus. Sigmoid sinus Cancer Web: Sigmoid Sulcus "Groove for sigmoid sinus". http://ect.downstate...

Specific uses include: Sigmoid function, a mathematical function Sigmoid colon, part of the large intestine or colon Sigmoid sinus, two structures that...

The sigmoid colon (or pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 35–40...

into either the sigmoid sinus, or the jugular bulb. It communicates with the basilar venous plexus anteriorly, and the occipital sinus posteriorly (the...

structures to pass, including the inferior petrosal sinus, three cranial nerves, the sigmoid sinus, and meningeal arteries. The jugular foramen is formed...

sinus commences around the margin of the foramen magnum by several small venous channels (one of which joins the terminal part of the sigmoid sinus)...

Vestibular aqueduct Chiasmatic groove Middle clinoid process Groove for sigmoid sinus Trigeminal ganglion Middle cranial fossa Anterior cranial fossa Middle...

the sigmoid sinus becomes the internal jugular vein. Note that a superior petrosal sinus enters the junction of the transverse and sigmoid sinuses. Also...

Intratentorial From the posterior cavernous sinus, usually draining to the transverse or sigmoid sinuses Vertebral artery (posterior meningeal branch)...

"sigm-" (e.g. sigmodon, sigmurethra, etc.) Derivative "sigmoid" (e.g. sigmoid sinus, sigmoid colon, sigmoidoscopy, etc.) "the same letter, which the...

sagittal Straight Confluence of sinuses Lateral Transverse Sigmoid Inferior Occipital Arterial sinuses Carotid sinus Organ-specific spaces Costodiaphragmatic...

rectum. The name sigmoid means S-shaped (see sigmoid; cf. sigmoid sinus). The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular and contract to increase the pressure...

formed by the anastomosis of blood from the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater and the inferior petrosal sinus. The internal jugular runs with the common...

include venous causes (e.g., high riding or dehiscent jugular bulb, sigmoid sinus diverticulum), arterial causes (e.g., cervical atherosclerosis, potentially...

temporal bone presents a deep, curved groove, the sigmoid sulcus, which lodges part of the transverse sinus; in it may be seen the opening of the mastoid...

process to its tip, and be separated from the posterior cranial fossa and sigmoid sinus by a mere slip of bone or not at all. They may extend into the squamous...

border of the temporal bone. It transmits an emissary vein between the sigmoid sinus and the suboccipital venous plexus, and a small branch of the occipital...

venous system including the suboccipital venous plexus, occipital sinus and sigmoid sinus. It is not always present, and can have variations of being a single...

As intracranial pressure rises, blood is squeezed into the dural venous sinuses, raising the dural venous pressure and resulting in more bleeding from...

venous sinuses Transverse sinus Confluence of sinuses Marginal sinus Occipital sinus Petrosquamous sinus Sigmoid sinus Superior sagittal sinus Inferior...

venous sinuses Transverse sinus Confluence of sinuses Marginal sinus Occipital sinus Petrosquamous sinus Sigmoid sinus Superior sagittal sinus Inferior...

vein is a vein connecting the suboccipital plexus of veins with the sigmoid sinus. It is clinically significant because it is a possible mode of transportation...

slower-growing and may involve dural venous sinuses, including the falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli, or the superior sagittal sinus. Anterior temporal EDH is usually...

through the labyrinthine vein, which empties into the sigmoid sinus or inferior petrosal sinus. Neurons within the ear respond to simple tones, and the...

diameter is 10 mm, but may range between 5 and 35 mm. Inferior petrosal sinus Pharyngeal vein Common facial vein Lingual vein Superior thyroid vein Middle...

travel laterally and inferiorly in an S-shaped curve that forms the sigmoid sinuses which go on to form the two jugular veins. In the neck, the jugular...