Superior sagittal sinus

Superior sagittal sinus
Superior sagittal sinus
	Dural veins (superior sagittal sinus at top, labeled "sin. sagittalis sup." for Latin sinus sagittalis superior)
	Superior sagittal sinus laid open after removal of the skull cap. The chordae Willisii are clearly seen. The venous lacunæ are also well shown; from two of them probes are passed into the superior sagittal sinus.
Details
Drains from	Superior cerebral veins
Drains to	Confluence of sinuses
Identifiers
Latin	sinus sagittalis superior
MeSH	D054063
TA98	A12.3.05.109
TA2	4856
FMA	50767
	Anatomical terminology

The superior sagittal sinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an unpaired area along the attached margin of the falx cerebri. It allows blood to drain from the lateral aspects of anterior cerebral hemispheres to the confluence of sinuses. Cerebrospinal fluid drains through arachnoid granulations into the superior sagittal sinus and is returned to venous circulation.