Jugular bulb

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The jugular bulb is the connection between the sigmoid sinus and the internal jugular vein

Gross anatomy

The sigmoid and inferior petrosal sinuses empty into the jugular bulb, which continues as the internal jugular vein. It lies in the pars vascularis, which occupies the posterolateral aspect of the jugular foramen

Relations

Related pathology

  • -<strong>superiorly:</strong> <a href="/articles/external-auditory-canal">external auditory canal</a>, <a href="/articles/middle-ear">middle ear</a>, <a href="/articles/semicircular-canals">posterior semicircular canal</a>, <a title="Vestibule" href="/articles/vestibule">vestibule</a>, <a href="/articles/internal-acoustic-meatus-1">internal auditory canal</a>
  • +<strong>superiorly:</strong> <a href="/articles/external-auditory-canal">external auditory canal</a>, <a href="/articles/middle-ear">middle ear</a>, <a href="/articles/semicircular-canals">posterior semicircular canal</a>, <a href="/articles/vestibule">vestibule</a>, <a href="/articles/internal-acoustic-canal">internal auditory canal</a>
  • -<li><a title="jugular bulb diverticulum" href="/articles/jugular-bulb-diverticulum">jugular bulb diverticulum</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/jugular-bulb-diverticulum">jugular bulb diverticulum</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="jugular bulb dehiscence" href="/articles/jugular-bulb-dehiscence">jugular bulb dehiscence</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="Asymmetrically large jugular bulb" href="/articles/asymmetrically-large-jugular-bulb">asymmetric jugular bulb</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/jugular-bulb-dehiscence">jugular bulb dehiscence</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/asymmetrically-large-jugular-bulb">asymmetric jugular bulb</a></li>

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