27. Venous Sinuses

Question 1

Identify 1 - 2

Answer 1

1. Cavernous sinus

2. Superior and inferior petrosal sinuses

Question 2

Identify 3

Answer 2

3. Tentorium cerebelli

Question 3

Identify 8

Answer 3

8. Great cerebral vein (of Galen)

Question 4

Identify 4 - 7

Answer 4

4. Straight sinus
5. Falx cerebri
6. Confluence of sinuses
7. Superior sagittal sinus

Question 5

Identify 9 - 11

Answer 5

9. Transverse sinus
10. Sigmoid sinus
11. Inferior sagittal sinus

Question 6

\_\_\_\_\_ are channels formed by a split of
the dura (inner and outer layers) that drain blood from the brain, meninges, and the skull, and they also drain cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space via the arachnoid granulations.

Answer 6

Venous sinuses

Question 7

Venous sinuses are channels formed by a split of
_____ that drain blood from the brain, meninges, and the skull, and they also drain cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space via the arachnoid granulations.

Answer 7

the dura (inner and outer layers)

Question 8

Venous sinuses are channels formed by a split of
the dura (inner and outer layers) that drain blood from \_\_\_ (3), and they also drain cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space via the arachnoid granulations.

Answer 8

the brain, meninges, and the skull

Question 9

Venous sinuses are channels formed by a split of the dura (inner and outer layers) that drain blood from the brain, meninges, and the skull
-> they also drain cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space via ____

Answer 9

the arachnoid granulations.

Question 10

The inferior sagittal sinus and great cerebral vein drain into _____

Answer 10

the straight sinus

Question 11

___ and ____ drain into the straight sinus

Answer 11

The inferior sagittal sinus and great cerebral vein

Question 12

The straight sinus and superior sagittal sinus converge at the confluence of sinuses and continue the combined drainage through ___ and ____ into the internal jugular vein.

Answer 12

the transverse sinuses and sigmoid sinuses