intercavernous sinus
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Related to intercavernous sinus: cavernous sinus, circular sinus, sphenoparietal sinus, basilar sinus
intercavernous sinus
The anterior and the posterior intercavernous sinuses interconnect the right and left cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain. All sinuses are valveless; thus, the cavernous and intercavernous sinuses form a circle -- the circular sinus -- that enwraps the sella turcica.
See also: sinus
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