The straight sinus receives blood from the inferior sagittal sinus and drains toward which sinuses?

• A. Superior Sagittal Sinus
• B. Confluence of Sinuses
• C. Transverse Sinuses
• D. Cavernous Sinus

Answer: (C)

The straight sinus carries blood from the inferior sagittal sinus toward the back of the skull where it joins the confluence of sinuses. From that midline convergence, the flow continues into the transverse sinuses, which run laterally and eventually drain into the sigmoid and then the internal jugular veins. So, the straight sinus is anatomically followed downstream by the transverse sinuses. The other options don’t fit this direct drainage path: the superior sagittal sinus feeds into the confluence from above, the cavernous sinus is a separate venous channel connected to orbital and facial veins, and the straight sinus’s immediate continuation is toward the confluence before passing into the transverse sinuses.