Sagittal sinus
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Sagittal sinus can refer to:
  • Superior sagittal sinus
    Superior sagittal sinus
    The superior sagittal sinus , within the human head, is an unpaired area along the attached margin of falx cerebri. It allows blood to drain from the lateral aspects of anterior cerebral hemispheres to the confluence of sinuses...

  • Inferior sagittal sinus
    Inferior sagittal sinus
    The inferior sagittal sinus , within the human head, is an area beneath the brain which allows blood to drain outwards posteriorly from the center of the head. It drains to the straight sinus , which connects to the transverse sinuses...

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