inferior petrosal sinus
The inferior petrosal sinus, within the human head, is an area beneath the brain, which allows blood veins to span the area, from the center of the head downward. It drains from the cavernous sinus (beneath the brain) to the sigmoid sinuses above the internal jugular vein. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_petrosal_sinus ]
Synonyms: sinus petrosal inferior
Term info
- Wikipedia:Inferior_petrosal_sinus
- FMA:50770
- SCTID:279263009
- EMAPA:19234
human_reference_atlas
uberon
UBERON:0007160
Inferior petrosal sinus
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606