granular pits

granular foveolae

[TA] pits on the inner surface of the skull, along the course of the superior sagittal sinus, in which the arachnoidal granulations are lodged. Synonym(s): foveolae granulares [TA], granular pits, pacchionian depressions

gran·u·lar pits

(gran'yū-lăr pits) Pits on the inner surface of the skull, along the course of the superior sagittal sinus, in which are lodged the arachnoidal granulations.

Pacchioni,

Antonio, Italian anatomist, 1665-1726. pacchionian bodies - tufted prolongations of pia-arachnoid. Synonym(s): arachnoid granulations; pacchionian corpuscles; pacchionian glands; pacchionian granulationspacchionian corpuscles - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodiespacchionian depressions - pits on the inner surface of the skull in which are lodged the arachnoidal granulations. Synonym(s): granular pitspacchionian glands - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodiespacchionian granulations - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies