| Vein: Cerebral veins | |
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| Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. (Cerebral veins labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | venae encephali, venae cerebri |
| Gray's | subject #170 652 |
| Artery | cerebral arteries |
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.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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