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Q: What is the venous sinus that overlies the brain superiorly?
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Where does the venous sinuses of the brain lie?

The venous sinus o fthe scalp are those of the superior sagittal sinus. TO read more about it check the meninges. The dural venous sinus is below the cranium, fibrous and serous dura and the endothelium


What is the dural venous sinus that contains arachnoid granulations?

The dural venous sinus that contains arachnoid granulations is superior saggital sinus.


What part of the brain absorbs cerebral spinal fluid?

It is reabsorbed through arachnoid granulations and goes into the venous sinus system.


What are the arachnoid villi?

They are small protrusions into the venous sinus


Drains into the scleral venous sinus?

Aqueous humor.


What venous sinus extends from the superior cistern to the confluence of the sinuses?

Should be the straight sinus i think


What veins drain blood from the brain?

The Internal Jugular drains the brain via the collection of blood from the superior sagittal sinus, inferior sagittal sinus, straight sinus, right transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, and cavernous sinus (to name a few).....The other jugular....The External Jugular drains the occipital, facial (also drained by internal jugular), maxillary, and temporal veins.


The aqueous humor of the eye is reabsorbed into venous blood through the?

scleral venous sinus (canal of Schlemm)


What does the superior sagital sinus drain into?

The superior sagittal sinus is an area above/behind the brain, which allows blood veins to span the area, from the top of the head towards the back. It is believed that the CSF drains through the arachnoid villi into the dural venous sinuses of the superior sagittal sinus. The CSF then drains into the internal jugular veins.


Blockage of the scleral venous sinus might result in?

the correct answer is conjunctivitis


What is the most common name given to these venous sinuses?

Dural sinus


A large channel that drains deoxygenated blood is called?

venous sinus