See Also: superior petrosal sinus(medicine)
groove for superior petrosal sinus(medicine)
petrosal sinus(medicine)
petrosal sinus sampling(medicine)
inferior petrosal sinus(medicine)
groove for inferior petrosal sinus(medicine)
superior petrosal sulcus(medicine)
superior sagittal sinus(medicine)
sinus sagittalis superior(medicine)
sinus petrosus superior(medicine)

superior petrosal sinus (medicine)


superior petrosal sinus


A paired dural venous sinus in the groove along the crest of the petrous temporal bone, connecting the cavernous sinus with the termination of the transverse sinus or beginning of the sigmoid sinus.

Synonym: sinus petrosus superior.