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Correct. The image is a parasagittal section of the head, showing a hollow cross-section of the transverse sinus running in the lateral margin of the tentorium cerebelli. It drains into the sigmoid sinus after receiving the superior petrosal sinus.
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Transverse sinus
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Incorrect. The image is a parasagittal section of the head. The inferior sagittal sinus runs in the posteroinferior border of the falx cerebri and joins the great cerebral and right and left basal veins to form the straight sinus.
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Inferior sagittal sinus
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Incorrect. The image is a parasagittal section of the head. The occipital sinus is the smallest dural venous sinus. It runs in the posterior border of the falx cerebelli and drains into the confluence of the sinuses.
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Occipital sinus
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Incorrect. The image is a parasagittal section of the head. The superior sagittal sinus runs in the superior border of the falx cerebri and drains into the right transverse sinus.
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Superior sagittal sinus
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Incorrect. The image is a parasagittal section of the head. The straight sinus runs in the junction between the falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli, and continues as the left transverse sinus.
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Straight sinus
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Venous drainage of the brain and meninges
Topic
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Head and neck anatomy
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Topic
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Head and neck anatomy
Identify the labelled structure.

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