Sphenoparietal sinus
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The cavernous sinus
receives the superior ophthalmic vein
through the superior orbital fissure, some of the cerebral veins
, and also the small sphenoparietal sinus, which courses along the under surface of the small wing of the sphenoid.
Cavernous sinus
The cavernous sinus , within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica.-Contents:...
receives the superior ophthalmic vein
Superior ophthalmic vein
The superior ophthalmic vein begins at the inner angle of the orbit in a vein named the nasofrontal which communicates anteriorly with the angular vein; it pursues the same course as the ophthalmic artery, and receives tributaries corresponding to the branches of that vessel.Forming a short single...
through the superior orbital fissure, some of the cerebral veins
Cerebral veins
The cerebral veins are divisible into external and internal groups according to the outer surfaces or the inner parts of the hemispheres they drain into....
, and also the small sphenoparietal sinus, which courses along the under surface of the small wing of the sphenoid.