| Petrosquamous sinus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Sinus petrosquamosus |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.107 |
| TA2 | 4851 |
| FMA | 50777 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The petrosquamous sinus, is a fetal vein that generally disappears by birth[1] and, when present, runs backward along the junction of the squama and petrous portion of the temporal, and opens into the transverse sinus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 658 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)