Occipital sinus
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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. It commences near the foramen magnum, and ends by draining into the confluence of sinuses.
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Occipital sinus | |
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Drains to | Confluence of sinuses |
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Latin | sinus occipitalis |
TA98 | A12.3.05.105 |
TA2 | 4855 |
FMA | 50781 |
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Occipital sinuses were discovered by Guichard Joseph Duverney.[citation needed]