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. 2020 Feb 24;12(2):e7092. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7092

Figure 3. Representation of the venous sinuses of the dura mater in a sagittal section of the skull (liquid fascia).

Figure 3

1 Vein of the dura mater; 7 Left superior petrosal sinus; 12 Straight sinus; 2 Superior sagittal sinus; 8 Left sigmoid sinus; 13 Great cerebral vein (of Galen); 3 Left middle cerebral vein; 9 Occipital sinus; 14 Inferior sagittal sinus; 4 Left sinus sphenoparietal; 10 Confluence of sinuses; 15 Superior sagittal sinus; 5 Intercavernous sinus; 11 Left transverse sinus; 16 Falx cerebri; 6 Left inferior petrosal sinus. Reproduced with permission Anastasi et al. AA VV, Anatomia dell’uomo, fourth edition, 2010, pp 432.  Editor: Edi-Ermes, Milano [Human Anatomy].