Tributaries of sinuses

Superior Sagittal Sinus Cortical veins of the frontal lobes Ascending frontal veins Superior cerebral veins Diploic Meningeal veins Parietal emissary vein

Straight Sinus Great cerebral vein Superior cerebellar veins

Transverse Sinuses Inferior cerebral Inferior cerebellar Diploic veins Petrosquamous sinus Inferior anastomotic veins Superior petrosal sinuses

Sigmoid Sinus Mastoid and Condylar emissary veins Marginal sinus

Occipital Sinus Internal vertebral plexuses

Cavernous Sinus Superior ophthalmic vein Inferior ophthalmic vein (either a branch or the whole vessel) Superficial middle cerebral vein Inferior cerebral veins Sphenoparietal sinus Central retinal vein and Frontal tributary of the middle meningeal vein Intercavernous sinus

Intercavernous Sinus Sinuses inferior to pituitary gland

Superior Petrosal Sinus Cerebellar: Inferior cerebral and tympanic veins

Inferior Petrosal Sinus Labyrinthine veins via the cochlear canaliculus Tributaries from the medulla oblongata, pons and inferior cerebellar surface The venous spaces in the sphenopetroclival area, which are filled anteriorly by blood from the lateral sellar compartment of the cavernous sinus, medially by blood from the basilar plexus, and laterally by blood from the superior petrosal sinus, typically drain into the inferior petrosal sinus

Sphenoparietal Sinus Small veins from the adjacent dura mater Frontal ramus of the middle meningeal vein Veins from the temporal lobe and the anterior temporal diploic vein