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The confluence of sinuses is found deep to the internal occipital protuberance of the occipital bone of the skull. [1] This puts it inferior to the occipital lobes of the brain, and posterosuperior to the cerebellum. [1] It connects the ends of the superior sagittal sinus, the straight sinus, and the occipital sinus. [1]
Each transverse sinus passes lateral and forward, describing a slight curve with its convexity upward, to the base of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, and lies, in this part of its course, in the attached margin of the tentorium cerebelli; it then leaves the tentorium and curves downward and medialward (an area sometimes referred to as ...
Brodmann areas 41 and 42 are parts of the primary auditory cortex.. Brodmann area 41 is also known as the anterior transverse temporal area 41 (H). It is a cytoarchitectonic division of the cerebral cortex occupying the anterior transverse temporal gyrus (H) in the bank of the lateral sulcus on the dorsal surface of the temporal lobe.
The walls of the dural venous sinuses are composed of dura mater lined with endothelium, a specialized layer of flattened cells found in blood and lymph vessels.They differ from other blood vessels in that they lack a full set of vessel layers (e.g. tunica media) characteristic of arteries and veins.
It passes posterior-ward along its entire course. It is accommodated within a groove which runs across the inner surface of the frontal bone , the adjacent margins of the two parietal lobes , and the superior division of the cruciate eminence of the occipital lobe .
An intact prehistoric mastodon jaw was discovered in the backyard of a Hudson Valley house after the homeowner initially saw a pair of teeth poking up by a plant, according to state officials.
The occipital sinus is the smallest of the dural venous sinuses.It is usually unpaired, and is sometimes altogether absent. It is situated in the attached margin of the falx cerebelli.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Three parties in the eastern German state of Thuringia joined forces on Thursday to keep the poll-topping Alternative for Germany out of power, electing as state premier a ...