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Descriptor English: Superior Sagittal Sinus
Descriptor Spanish: Seno Sagital Superior
Descriptor seno sagital superior
Scope note: Canal venoso largo y amplio, revestido de endotelio, situado en la parte superior de la superficie externa del cerebro. Recibe sangre de una vena de la cavidad nasal, discurre hacia atrás y aumenta de tamaño gradualmente, drenando la sangre de venas cerebrales y de la DURAMADRE. Cerca de la parte posterior del CRÁNEO, el seno sagital superior se desvía hacia un lado (generalmente el derecho) y continúa como uno de los SENOS TRANSVERSOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Seio Sagital Superior
Descriptor French: Sinus sagittal supérieur
Entry term(s): Longitudinal Sinus, Superior
Sagittal Sinus, Superior
Sinus Sagittalis Superior
Sinus, Superior Longitudinal
Sinus, Superior Sagittal
Superior Longitudinal Sinus
Tree number(s): A07.015.908.224.667
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054063
Scope note: The long large endothelium-lined venous channel on the top outer surface of the brain. It receives blood from a vein in the nasal cavity, runs backwards, and gradually increases in size as blood drains from veins of the brain and the DURA MATER. Near the lower back of the CRANIUM, the superior sagittal sinus deviates to one side (usually the right) and continues on as one of the TRANSVERSE SINUSES.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cranial Sinuses (1967-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52513
Unique ID: D054063
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Superior Sagittal Sinus - Preferred
Concept UI M0500779
Scope note The long large endothelium-lined venous channel on the top outer surface of the brain. It receives blood from a vein in the nasal cavity, runs backwards, and gradually increases in size as blood drains from veins of the brain and the DURA MATER. Near the lower back of the CRANIUM, the superior sagittal sinus deviates to one side (usually the right) and continues on as one of the TRANSVERSE SINUSES.
Preferred term Superior Sagittal Sinus
Entry term(s) Longitudinal Sinus, Superior
Sagittal Sinus, Superior
Sinus Sagittalis Superior
Sinus, Superior Longitudinal
Sinus, Superior Sagittal
Superior Longitudinal Sinus



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