Occipital_sinus

Occipital sinus

Occipital sinus

Organ In the brain

The occipital sinus is the smallest of the dural venous sinuses. It is usually unpaired, and is sometimes altogether absent. It is situated in the attached margin of the falx cerebelli. It commences near the foramen magnum, and ends by draining into the confluence of sinuses.

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Occipital sinuses were discovered by Guichard Joseph Duverney.[citation needed]

Anatomy

The occipital sinus is present in around 65% of individuals.[1] It is usually single, but occasionally paired.[2]

It is situated in the attached margin of the falx cerebelli.[2]

Course

The occipital sinus commences around the margin of the foramen magnum[2] by several small venous channels (one of which joins the terminal part of the sigmoid sinus). It terminates by draining into the confluence of the sinuses.[3]

Communications

The occipital sinus communicates with the marginal sinus,[3] and posterior internal vertebral venous plexuses.[2]

Additional images

  • Base of the skull. Upper surface.

References

  1. [1]
    "Sinus occipitalis". Ars Neurochirurgica. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 658.
  3. [3]
    Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Susan Standring (Forty-second ed.). [New York]. 2021. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
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