Dural Venous Sinuses 🔴sites

Question 1

Superior Sagittal Sinus (S.S.S.)

Answer 1

upper fixed border of the falx cerebri

Question 2

Inferior Sagittal Sinus

Answer 2

posterior 2/3 of lower free border of falx

cerebri.

Question 3

Straight Sinus

Answer 3

at the site of attachment of the base of falx cerebri with the upper surface of tentorium cerebelli.

Question 4

Occipital Sinus

Answer 4

at the site of attachment of the posterior

border of falx cerebelli with the internal occipital crest.

Question 5

Sphenopareital Sinus

Answer 5

along the lesser wing of the sphenoid.

Question 6

Cavernous Sinus

Answer 6

at the side of the pituitary (Hypophyseal) fossa.

Question 7

Superior Petrosal Sinus

Answer 7

along the upper border of the petrous part of the temporal bone.

At the site of attached margin of the
tentorium cerebelli.

Question 8

Inferior Petrosal Sinus

Answer 8

petro-occipital fissure.

Question 9

Transverse Sinus

Answer 9

in the transverse groove.

At the site of the attachment with tentorium cerebelli.

Question 10

Sigmoid Sinus

Answer 10

sigmoid groove.