Sphenoparietal sinus
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
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Sphenoparietal sinus
Definition
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.
The Sphenoparietal sinus is a part of the Cardiovascular.