Each inferior petrosal sinus drains the cavernous sinus into the internal jugular vein. The inferior petrosal sinus is situated in the inferior petrosal...

Petrosal sinus may refer to: Inferior petrosal sinus Superior petrosal sinus Inferior petrosal sinus sampling This disambiguation page lists articles...

laterally to drain into the transverse sinus. The sinus receives superior petrosal veins, some cerebellar veins, some inferior cerebral veins, and veins from...

skull and forms part of the endocranium. Petrous comes from the Latin word petrosus, meaning "stone-like, hard". It is one of the densest bones in the body...