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dural sinus
Function:
- returns blood from the brain into the jugular vein
Structure:
- one of the venous sinuses of the cranium lined by dura mater.
- the dural sinuses are lined with endothelium
* image [3]
Comparative biology:
- lymphatic vessels line the dural sinuses of mice [2]
- these lymphatic vessels drain CSF into the deep cervical lymph nodes
- T cells are present in these lymphatic vessels at higher concentration than in blood vessels [2]
Related
cerebral venous thrombosis; dural sinus thrombosis
dura mater (pachymeninges)
skull (cranium)
Specific
basilar venous plexus (sinus)
cavernous sinus (parasellar sinus)
circular sinus
confluence of sinuses
inferior sagittal sinus (inferior longitudinal sinus)
intercavernous sinus
occipital sinus
petrosal sinus
pterygoid venous plexus (sinus)
sigmoid sinus
straight sinus
superior sagital sinus (superior longitudinal sinus)
transverse sinus
General
sinus
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Louveau A et al.
Structural and functional features of central nervous system
lymphatic vessels.
Nature 2015 Jun 1
PMID: 26030524
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14432.html
- lumen Anatomy & Physiology. Module 12. The Nervous System
Circulation and Protection of the CNS
Blood supply to the Brain, Venous return
Dural Sinuses and Veins
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-ap1/chapter/circulation-and-the-central-nervous-system/#m46719-fs-id1614150
Images
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