The superficial cerebral veins are a group of cerebral veins in the head. The superficial veins of the brain are those

veins Veins () are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and fetal c ...

that are close to the surface of the brain. This group includes the

superior cerebral veins The superior cerebral veins are several cerebral veins that drain the superolateral and superomedial surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres into the superior sagittal sinus. There are 8-12 cerebral veins. They are predominantly found in the sulci be ...

, the superficial middle cerebral vein, the inferior cerebral veins, the

inferior anastomotic vein The inferior anastomotic vein (also known as the vein of Labbe) is one of several superficial cerebral veins. It is a large, highly variable vein extending across the lateral hemispheric surface of the temporal lobe to form an anastomosis between ...

and the superior anastomotic vein. The superior group empty into the

superior sagittal sinus The superior sagittal sinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an unpaired dural venous sinus lying along the attached margin of the falx cerebri. It allows blood to drain from the lateral aspects of the a ...

, and

inferior sagittal sinus The inferior sagittal sinus (also known as inferior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an area beneath the brain which allows blood to drain outwards posteriorly from the center of the head. It drains (from the center of the brain) to ...

, and the inferior group empty into the

transverse sinuses The transverse sinuses (left and right lateral sinuses), within the human head, are two areas beneath the brain which allow blood to drain from the back of the head. They run laterally in a groove along the interior surface of the occipital bone ...

and the cavernous sinuses.

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