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 and the
superior choroid vein.
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 of Galen; just before their union each receives the corresponding
basal vein.
References
External links
Diagram at radnet.ucla.edu* http://neuroangio.org/venous-brain-anatomy/deep-venous-system/
Veins of the head and neck
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