pURAL VENQUS SINUSES CAVERNOUS SINUS

Dural Venous Sinuses 00:00:27

-Superior sagittal sinus

Straight sinus

Transverse sinus
Inferior sagittal sinus
Occipital sinus
Cavernous sinus
Sigmoid sinus
Ophthalmic veins

Supernor petrosal sinus

Inferior petrosal sinus

Facial vein

Retromandibular vein
Internal Jugular Vein- Fig: 1

CRANIUM Endosttal Layer

MEningeaf Layer

Fig: 2

Endosteal Layer (outside)

Dura matter - 2 layers
Meningeal Layer (inside)
Coronal section of cerebral hemisphere

A N
R

M Dural venous
Sinus 23 dural
venous sinuses

EM 8 paired (16) 7
Dura Matter

unpaired =23 Fig|

Dural venous sinuses = 23

8 paired = 16 7 Unpaired = 23

Superior sagittal sinus (above falx cerebri1

.Inferior Sagittal Sinus (below falx cerebr) FFALX CEREBRI
Communicate via the Straight sinus.

Sigmod sinus
Inferior sagittal sinus
Superior sagittal sinus Superior petrosal sinus
Straight sinus-
Confluence of sinuses Basiar sinus

Sphenoparietal sinus
Great cerebral vein -
Intercavernous sinus

Right transverse sinus- Ophthaimic vein

Sigmoid sinus-

Superior petrosal sinus-

Inlerior petrosal sinuss
Cavernous sinus Prerygoid pleus of veins
Fig: 4

Inferior petrosal sinus + Sigmoid sinus

INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN

 Superior sagittal sinus

Inferior sagittal sinus

Straigins Confiuence of
Sinuses
Inferior Sigmoid T r a n s v e r s eS i n u s

petrosa sinus
sinus

Jugular
foramen
V (Internal
Jugular vein) Fig: 5

.Inferior petrosal sinus and the sigrmoid sinus exit via

the jugular foramen, and after coming out of it, form
the internal jugular vein.
Structures passing through jugular foramen:
-

Cranial nerves IX, X and XI

-

Inferior petrosal sinus

- Sigmoid sinus

Great Cerebrat vein/Vein of Galen

continues as
Straight line

Cavernous Sinus O0:14:S7

- Paired sinus

Location: either side of body of sphenoid bone.

Coronal Section O0:16:06

Cranium
Root
ICA

Lateral Wall Cavernous sinus

4(Dural venous sinus)

V M Madid Wal
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Foor Body of Sphenoid Bone Fig:&

Fig 7
Passing through the lateral wall: of cavernous sinus ltl,
V and Vi
(Ophthalmic branch)
Structures passing inside the cavernous sinus
-

Internal carotid artery and Vi cranial nerve

.Internal carotid from the inside takes a
loop and goes
into the roof
Relations of cavernous sinus: O0:23:23
Medially: Body of sphenoid bone + Sphenoidal air sinus
sella turcicaPituitary gland
+

Laterally: Uncus
Superiorly: Internal carotid artery optic chiasma
Inferior: Foramen lacerum
Anteriorly: Superior orbitalfissure
Posteriorly: Petrous part of temporal bone

ICA, Optic Chiasma

Superior Body of
sphenoid bone +
Lateral Cavernous Medial sphenoidal air
uncus sinus
Sinus
Sella turcica +
tnferior
Pituitary gland.
Foramen
lacerum Anterior: superior

orbital fissure
Posterior: Petrous
part of temporal bone
Tributaries of Cavernous Sinus O0:29:04

Orbit Brain Meninges

- Superior - inferior
-Sphenoparietal sinus
ophthalmic cerebral vein
vein

Inferior Superficial Middle Meningea

Ophthalmic middle Sinus
Vein cerebral vein
- Central

vein of
retina

Blood is taken to Cavernous sinus

Draining Channels: -

Superior petrosal sinus

-

Inferior petrosal sinus

- Superior ophthalmic

vein (EMISSARY VEIN)

Superior ophthalmic vein is known as Emissary vein it

the blood and also
as
brings
helps in draining