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Axis Scientific 3-Part Human Skull with Dura Mater, Blood Vessel Pathways, and Sinus Cavities Axis Scientific 3-Part Human Skull with Dura Mater, Blood Vessel Pathways, and Sinus Cavities A-106695 Middle Cerebral Left Anterior Artery Cerebral Artery Circular Right Anterior Sinus Cerebral Artery Arachnoid Granulations Sphenoparietal Midde Meningeal Sinus Artery Sphenoparietal Sinus Pontine Arteries Anterior, Middle and Posterior Inferior Petrosal Basilar Temporal Branches Sinus Artery of the Cerebral Artery Sigmoid Sinus Marginal Sinus Middle Cerebral Superior Artery Falx Cerebelli Petrosal Sinus Falx Cerebri Midde Meningeal Straight Sinus Artery Circular Bridging Artery Inferior Sagittal Sinus Sinus Middle Cerebral Crista Galli Superior Artery Sagittal Sinus Left Anterior Midde Meningeal Cerebral Artery Artery Superior Right Anterior Sagittal Sinus Cerebral Artery Sphenoparietal Arachnoid Sinus Sigmoid Superior Granulations Sinus Petrosal Sinus Falx Cerebri Falx Cerebelli Sigmoid Sinus Transverse Sinus Tentorium Cerebelli Marginal Sinus Confluence of Sinuses Transverse Sinus Straight Sinus Superior Petrosal Sinus Superior Sagittal Sinus Falx Cerebelli Bridging Artery Tentorium Cerebelli Superior Sagittal Sinus Cavernous Sinus Left Anterior Cerebral Artery Inferior Sagittal Sinus Right Anterior Cerebral Artery Sphenoparietal Sinus Anterior Intercavernous Sinus Straight Sinus Posterior Intercavernous Sinus Marginal Sinus Circular Sinus Arachnoid Granulations Middle Meningeal Artery Crista Galli Pontine Arteries Falx Cerebelli Basilar Artery Falx Cerebri Middle Cerebral Artery Anterior, Middle and Posterior Temporal Tentorium Cerebelli Branches of the Cerebral Artery Inferior Petrosal Sinus Bridging Artery Superior Sagittal Sinus Superior Petrosal Sinus Confluence of Sinuses Sigmoid Sinus Occipital Sinus Transverse Sinus © 2020 AXIS SCIENTIFIC.
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