Preferred Label : superior sagittal sinus;
MeSH definition : The long large endothelium-lined venous channel on the top outer surface of the brain.
It receives blood from a vein in the nasal cavity, runs backwards, and gradually increases
in size as blood drains from veins of the brain and the DURA MATER. Near the lower
back of the CRANIUM, the superior sagittal sinus deviates to one side (usually the
right) and continues on as one of the TRANSVERSE SINUSES.;
MeSH synonym : sagittal sinus, superior; sinus, superior longitudinal; superior longitudinal sinus; sinus, superior sagittal; longitudinal sinus, superior; sinus sagittalis superior;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior sagittal sinus;
Origin ID : D054063;
UMLS CUI : C0226859;
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The long large endothelium-lined venous channel on the top outer surface of the brain.
It receives blood from a vein in the nasal cavity, runs backwards, and gradually increases
in size as blood drains from veins of the brain and the DURA MATER. Near the lower
back of the CRANIUM, the superior sagittal sinus deviates to one side (usually the
right) and continues on as one of the TRANSVERSE SINUSES.