Dural Venous Sinuses Anatomy

Question 1

Most common cause of a Subdural hemorrhage is a ruptured _

Answer 1

Superior cerebral vein

Question 2

Several veins drain into the _

Answer 2

Cavernous sinus

Question 3

_ drains into roof of cavernous sinus

Answer 3

Sphenoparietal sinus

Question 4

_ joins transverse sinus and cavernous sinus

Answer 4

Superior petrosal sinus

Question 5

_ drains the deeper parts of brain

Answer 5

Great cerebral vein (of Galen)

Question 6

Tentorium cerebelli forms roof over _ and the cerebellum

Answer 6

Posterior cranial fossa

Question 7

_ receives blood from inferior Sagittal sinus and great cerebral vein

Answer 7

Straight sinus

Question 8

_ passes from transverse sinus to sigmoid sinus

Answer 8

Occipital sinus

Question 9

_ carries blood to the internal jugular vein

Answer 9

Sigmoid sinus

Question 11

_ receives superficial veins

Answer 11

Superior Sagittal sinus

Question 13

Transverse sinus joined by _ to become sigmoid sinus (2)

Answer 13

Inferior cerebral vein

Inferior Cerebellar veins

Question 14

_ joins the internal jugular vein

Answer 14

Inferior petrosal sinus

Question 15

_ lies in free margin of falx cerebri

Answer 15

Inferior Sagittal sinus

Question 16

_ joins straight sinus in midline of Tentorium cerebelli

Answer 16

Inferior Sagittal sinus