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superior sagittal sinus

anatomical structure of the brain
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Summary

superior sagittal sinus is a dural venous sinuses[1]. It draws 696 Wikipedia views per month (dural venous sinuses category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: unpaired dural venous sinus[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
  • Commons category: Superior sagittal sinus[6]
  • Location of creation: superior cerebral veins[7]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[8]
  • Venous drainage: Confluence of sinuses[9], transverse sinuses[10]
  • Anatomical branch of: superior anastomotic vein[11], inferior anastomotic vein[12], diploic veins[13], parietal emissary vein[14]
  • Has anatomical branch: emissary veins[15], superior cerebral veins[16], diploic veins[17], superior anastomotic vein[18], inferior anastomotic vein[19], parietal emissary vein[20]
  • Towards: Confluence of sinuses[21]

Why It Matters

superior sagittal sinus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Jmarchn · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Towards → Confluence of sinuses
    Anatomical branch of → superior anastomotic vein, inferior anastomotic vein, diploic veins +1
    Instance of → dural venous sinuses, class of anatomical entity
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Dural sinuses.jpg"
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