Sigmoid sulcus
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| Bone: Sigmoid sulcus | |
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| Left temporal bone. Inner surface. (Sigmoid sulcus visible at center left.) | |
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| Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sigmoid sulcus not labeled, but is visible near mastoid foramen.) | |
| Latin | sulcus sinus sigmoidei ossis temporalis |
| Gray's | subject #34 142 |
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The inner surface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone presents a deep, curved groove, the sigmoid sulcus, which lodges part of the transverse sinus; in it may be seen the opening of the mastoid foramen.
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