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MeSH Heading: Cranial Sinuses
Tree Number(s): A07.015.908.224
Unique ID: D003392
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003392
Annotation: do not confuse with CEREBRAL VEINS
Scope Note: Large endothelium-lined venous channels situated between the two layers of DURA MATER, the endosteal and the meningeal layers. They are devoid of valves and are parts of the venous system of dura mater. Major cranial sinuses include a postero-superior group (such as superior sagittal, inferior sagittal, straight, transverse, and occipital) and an antero-inferior group (such as cavernous, petrosal, and basilar plexus).
Entry Term(s): Cranial Venous Sinuses; Intracranial Sinuses
NLM Classification #: WG 625.C7
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005282
Scope Note: Large endothelium-lined venous channels situated between the two layers of DURA MATER, the endosteal and the meningeal layers. They are devoid of valves and are parts of the venous system of dura mater. Major cranial sinuses include a postero-superior group (such as superior sagittal, inferior sagittal, straight, transverse, and occipital) and an antero-inferior group (such as cavernous, petrosal, and basilar plexus).
Terms: Cranial Sinuses Preferred Term
Term UI T009877
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Intracranial Sinuses
Term UI T679522
Date08/11/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Cranial Venous Sinuses
Term UI T679523
Date08/11/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

Cranial Sinuses MeSH Descriptor Data 2024