cavernous sinus

Details

Instance of

dural venous sinuses, blood vessel, class of anatomical entity

Subclass of

paired dural venous sinus, particular anatomical entity

anatomical branch of

superior ophthalmic vein, inferior ophthalmic vein, sphenoparietal sinus, basilar plexus, intercavernous sinuses, central retinal vein, superior anastomotic vein

described by source

Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)

has anatomical branch

superior ophthalmic vein, inferior ophthalmic vein, Middle cerebral veins, Inferior cerebral veins, sphenoparietal sinus, posterior intercavernous sinus, anterior intercavernous sinus

venous drainage

inferior petrosal sinus, Superior petrosal sinus