Inferior cerebral veins

Vein: Inferior cerebral veins
Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Inferior cerebral veins not labeled, but region drained is roughly equivalent to yellow region.)
Latin	venae inferiores cerebri
Gray's	subject #170 652
Drains from	cerebrum
Drains to	dural venous sinuses
Artery	cerebral arteries

The inferior cerebral veins, of small size, drain the under surfaces of the hemispheres.

Those on the orbital surface of the frontal lobe join the superior cerebral veins, and through these open into the superior sagittal sinus.

Those of the temporal lobe anastomose with the middle cerebral and basal veins, and join the cavernous, sphenoparietal, and superior petrosal sinuses.

External links

• Inferior+cerebral+veins at eMedicine Dictionary

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.