Superior cerebral veins
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Various cerebral veins visible.
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![]() Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Superior cerebral veins not labeled, but region drained is roughly equivalent to blue region.)
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Latin | Venae cerebri superiores |
Drains to
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superior sagittal sinus |
cerebral arteries | |
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Anatomical terminology
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The superior cerebral veins, numbering eight to twelve, drain the superior, lateral, and medial surfaces of the hemispheres. They are predominantly found in the sulci between the gyri, but can also be found running across the gyri.
Individually they drain into the superior sagittal sinus. The anterior veins run at near right angles to the sinus while the posterior and larger veins are directed at oblique angles, opening into the sinus in a direction opposed to the current (anterior to posterior) of the blood contained within it.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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