Groove for sigmoid sinus

Groove for sigmoid sinus
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Groove for sigmoid sinus not labeled, but Posterior cranial fossa is the bottommost of the three depressions.)
Dural veins. ("Pars sigmoid" labeled at lower right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	sulcus sinus sigmoidei ossis parietalis
TA	A02.1.02.003
FMA	57100
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

Groove for Sigmoid Sinus is a groove in the posterior cranial fossa.^[1]

References

Compound structures of skull

Neurocranium	Calvaria Diploë Asterion Pterion Stephanion Inion Bregma Lambda Fossae anterior middle posterior cranial cavity Base of skull Fontanelle anterior posterior sphenoidal mastoid

Facial skeleton	Nasion Gonion

Both	dacryon zygomatic arch temporal fossa infratemporal fossa pterygomaxillary fissure pterygopalatine fossa

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