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Cerebral veins

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Cerebral veins
Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. (Cerebral veins labeled at center left.)
Details
Arterycerebral arteries
Identifiers
LatinVenae encephali, venae cerebri
MeSHD002550
TA98A12.3.06.001
TA24901
FMA70861
Anatomical terminology

The cerebral veins are divisible into external and internal (internal cerebral veins) groups according to the outer surfaces or the inner parts of the hemispheres they drain into.

The external veins are the superior cerebral veins, inferior cerebral veins, and middle cerebral vein.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 652 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)