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* [[Sinus (anatomy)]], a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue |
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Revision as of 20:31, 19 May 2018
Sinus may refer to:
Yes Kayleigh you can catch it
Anatomy
- Sinus (anatomy), a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue
- Paranasal sinuses, air cavities in the cranial bones, especially those near the nose, including:
- Maxillary sinus, is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, under the eyes, in the maxillary bones
- Frontal sinus, superior to the eyes, in the frontal bone, which forms the hard part of the forehead
- Ethmoid sinus, formed from several discrete air cells within the ethmoid bone between the eyes and under the nose
- Sphenoidal sinus, in the sphenoid bone at the center of the skull base under the pituitary gland
- Anal sinuses, the furrows which separate the columns in the rectum
- Dural venous sinuses, venous channels found between layers of dura mater in the brain
- Sinus (botany), a space or indentation, usually on a leaf
- Paranasal sinuses, air cavities in the cranial bones, especially those near the nose, including:
Heart
- Sinus node, a structure in the superior part of the right atrium
- Sinus rhythm, normal beating on an ECG
- Coronary sinus, a vein collecting blood from the heart
- Sinus venosus, a cavity in the heart of embryos
- Sinus venarum, a part of the wall of the right atrium in adults, developed from the sinus venosus
Other uses
- Sine, a trigonometric math function (Latin sinus)
See also
- Sinus Medii, a small lunar mare
- Sinus Successus, a lunar feature
- Hemocoel, a space filled with hemolymph in organisms with open circulatory systems
- Sines, a municipality in Alentejo, Portugal (Latin Sinus)
- Sinusitis, a common ailment resulting in the inflammation of the paranasal sinuses