cerebral vein

1. Any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain (synset 105368939)
   is a type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
   subtypes:

   • anterior cerebral vein, vena cerebri anterior - accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein
   • great cerebral vein, vena cerebri magna - a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus
   • inferior cerebral vein, venae cerebrum inferior - veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses
   • internal cerebral vein, vena cerebrum internus - two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein
   • middle cerebral vein, vena cerebri media - either of two cerebral veins
   • superior cerebral vein, vena cerebrum superior - a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
   same as: vena cerebri

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