The internal cerebral veins are two

vein 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 feta ...

s included in the group of deep cerebral veins that drain the deep parts of the hemispheres; each internal

cerebral vein In human anatomy, the cerebral veins are veins in the cerebral circulation which drain blood from the cerebrum of the human brain The human brain is the central organ (anatomy), organ of the nervous system, and with the spinal cord, com ...

is formed near the interventricular foramina by the union of the

superior thalamostriate vein The superior thalamostriate vein or terminal vein commences in the groove between the corpus striatum and thalamus, receives numerous veins from both of these parts, and unites behind the crus of the fornix with the superior choroid vein to form ...

and the

superior choroid vein The choroid veins are the superior choroid vein, and the inferior choroid vein of the lateral ventricle. Both veins drain different parts of the choroid plexus. Superior choroid vein The superior choroid vein runs along the length of the choroid ...

. They run backward parallel with one another, between the layers of the tela chorioidea of the

third ventricle The third ventricle is one of the four connected cerebral ventricles of the ventricular system within the mammalian brain. It is a slit-like cavity formed in the diencephalon between the two thalami, in the midline between the right and lef ...

, and beneath the

splenium The corpus callosum (Latin for "tough body"), also callosal commissure, is a wide, thick nerve tract, consisting of a flat bundle of commissural fibers, beneath the cerebral cortex in the brain. The corpus callosum is only found in placental m ...

of the

corpus callosum The corpus callosum (Latin for "tough body"), also callosal commissure, is a wide, thick nerve tract, consisting of a flat bundle of commissural fibers, beneath the cerebral cortex in the brain. The corpus callosum is only found in placental ...

, where they unite to form a short trunk, the

great cerebral vein The great cerebral vein is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum of the brain. It is also known as the vein of Galen, named for its discoverer, the Greek physician Galen. Structure The great cerebral vein is one of th ...

of Galen; just before their union each receives the corresponding

basal vein The basal vein is a vein in the brain. It is formed at the anterior perforated substance by the union of * (a) a ''small anterior cerebral vein'' which accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and supplies the medial surface of the frontal lobe by ...

References

External links

Diagram at radnet.ucla.edu
* http://neuroangio.org/venous-brain-anatomy/deep-venous-system/ Veins of the head and neck {{circulatory-stub