Superior cerebral veins

Superior cerebral veins
Various cerebral veins visible.
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.)
Details
Drains to	superior sagittal sinus
Artery	cerebral arteries
Identifiers
Latin	Venae cerebri superiores
TA98	A12.3.06.003
TA2	4903
FMA	70863
Anatomical terminology

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.

Additional images

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  Meninges and superficial cerebral veins. Deep dissection. Superior view.

References

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

External links

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