Superficial middle cerebral vein
Superficial middle cerebral vein | |
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Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Superficial middle cerebral veins not labeled, but region drained is roughly equivalent to pink region.) | |
Lateral sulcus (Superficial middle cerebral vein not visible, but vein runs in lateral sulcus.) | |
Details | |
Drains to | cavernous sinus, basal vein |
Artery | middle cerebral artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Vena media superficialis cerebri |
TA | A12.3.06.009 |
FMA | 50983 |
The superficial middle cerebral vein (superficial Sylvian vein) begins on the lateral surface of the hemisphere, and, running along the lateral cerebral sulcus, ends in the cavernous or the sphenoparietal sinus.
Additional Images
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Meninges and superficial cerebral veins.Deep dissection.Superior view.
Relations
It is connected:
- with the superior sagittal sinus by the great anastomotic vein of Trolard (Superior anastomotic vein), which opens into one of the superior cerebral veins;
- with the transverse sinus by the posterior anastomotic vein of Labbé (Inferior anastomotic vein), which courses over the temporal lobe.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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