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confluens sinuum.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Confluence of sinuses — Vein: Confluence of sinuses Dural veins. (Labeled with confluens sinuum ) … Wikipedia
confluence — A flowing together; a joining of two or more streams. SYN: confluens [TA]. [L. confluens] c. of sinuses [TA] a meeting place, at the internal occipital protuberance, of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital, drained by the two transverse… … Medical dictionary
confluence — n. a point of coalescence. The confluence of the sinuses is the meeting point of the superior sagittal, transverse, straight, and occipital venous sinuses in the dura mater in the occipital region of the skull … The new mediacal dictionary
Dural venous sinuses — Vein: Dural venous sinuses Dural veins … Wikipedia
Transverse sinuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = sinus transversus durae matris GraySubject = 171 GrayPage = 657 Caption = Dural veins. (Transverse sinuses labeled as SIN. TRANS. at center right. Caption2 = The transverse sinuses are formed by the tentorium… … Wikipedia
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
Straight sinus — Infobox Vein Name = Straight sinus Latin = sinus rectus GraySubject = 171 GrayPage = 655 Caption = Dural veins (Straight sinus labeled as SIN. RECTUS at center right.) Caption2 = Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right… … Wikipedia
Cerebral circulation — Inferior aspect of the human brain showing the arterial pattern Cerebral circulation refers to the movement of blood through the network of blood vessels supplying the brain. The arteries deliver oxygenated blood, glucose and other nutrients to… … Wikipedia
Occipital sinus — Vein: Occipital sinus Dural veins … Wikipedia
occipital sinus — n a single or paired venous sinus that arises near the margin of the foramen magnum by the union of several small veins, follows the internal occipital crest along the attached margin of the falx cerebelli, and empties into the confluence of… … Medical dictionary
