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Vein: Cerebral veins 
Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. (Cerebral veins labeled at center left.) Latin venae encephali, venae cerebri Gray's subject #170 652 Artery cerebral arteries The cerebral veins are divisible into external and internal (internal cerebral veins) groups according to the outer surfaces or the inner parts of the hemispheres they drain into.
The external veins are the superior cerebral veins, inferior cerebral veins, and middle cerebral vein.
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Veins (emissary, jugular and others) of head and neck (drainage patterns can vary) (TA A12.3.04–06, GA 7.644) External jugular DirectInternal jugular CerebralSuperficial cerebral veins: superior · superficial middle · inferior · inferior anastomotic (Labbé) · superior anastomotic (Trolard)
Deep cerebral veins: great · internal (basal, deep middle, superior thalamostriate)To COSTo CSTo IJVDirectBrachiocephalic DirectCategories:- Veins of the head and neck
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