Preferred Label : inferior petrosal sinus;
Uberon definition : The inferior petrosal sinus, within the human head, is an area beneath the brain,
which allows blood veins to span the area, from the center of the head downward. It
drains from the cavernous sinus (beneath the brain) to the sigmoid sinuses above the
internal jugular vein.;
Uberon synonym : sinus petrosal inferior;
Origin ID : 0007160;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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The inferior petrosal sinus, within the human head, is an area beneath the brain,
which allows blood veins to span the area, from the center of the head downward. It
drains from the cavernous sinus (beneath the brain) to the sigmoid sinuses above the
internal jugular vein.
