"vena cerebri" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

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: cerebral vein