Cavernous venous sinuses

It is present in diaphragma sellae it is paired sinus

it is known as cavernous because it looks like
sponge
Extent -
Anterior – from superior orbital fissure up to
posterior part temporal bone near foramen
lacerum it is situated in middle cranial fossa
Cavernous sinus has got lateral, medial, wall & roof
& floor
Roof - it is related to optic nerve & internal carotid
artery
Floor - it is related to sphenoidal air sinuses
Lateral wall – in there are
1. Trochlear nerve
2. Oculomotor nerve
3. Ophthalmic nerve
4. Maxillary branch of 5th nerve
Mandibular nerve is not related to medial wall
It has two structures
1. Abducent nerve
 2. Internal carotid artery
Tributaries of cavernous sinus
1. Cavernous sinus receives ophthalmic vein
2. Branch of vein of face – ie branch for lower
part of nose & upper lip this part of face is
known as dangerous area of face
3. It receives tributaries from brain
4. It is connected with cavernous sinus of
opposite side
5. It also gives branches to bigger sinuses
6. It drains the sigmoid sinus & internal jugular
vein
Factors helps in movements of blood in cavernous
sinus - the pulsation of internal jugular vein helps
in movements of blood with in cavernous venous
sinus
Importance of cavernous sinus
1. Cavernous sinus related to all the nerves
which supplies the muscles of eye ball
2. It is related to pituitary gland
Applied anatomy
1. Any infection to cavernous sinus involves the
nerves of orbit leads to problems of
movements of eyeball
2. Infection of cavernous sinus treated carefully
3. Veins from dangerous area of face are
directly connected to sinus