Petrosquamous sinus
Vein found in human fetuses
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Latin | sinus petrosquamosus |
TA98 | A12.3.05.107 |
TA2 | 4851 |
FMA | 50777 |
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The petrosquamous sinus is a fetal vein that generally disappears by birth[1] and, when present, runs backward along the junction of the squama and petrous portion of the temporal, and opens into the transverse sinus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 658 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Marsot-Dupuch, K.; Gayet-Delacroix, M.; Elmaleh-Bergès, M.; Bonneville, F.; Lasjaunias, P. (June 2001). "The Petrosquamosal Sinus: CT and MR Findings of a Rare Emissary Vein". American Journal of Neuroradiology. 22 (6): 1186–1193. PMC 7974791. PMID 11415917.
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