See Also: venae cerebri superiores(medicine)
venae epigastricae superiores(medicine)
venae gluteae superiores(medicine)
venae phrenicae superiores(medicine)
venae palpebrales superiores(medicine)
venae hemispherii cerebelli superiores(medicine)
venae cerebri inferiores(medicine)
venae cerebri profundae(medicine)
venae cerebri superficiales(medicine)
venae cerebri internae(medicine)

venae cerebri superiores (medicine)


venae cerebri superiores -->
superior cerebral veins


Numerous (8 to 10) veins that drain the dorsal convexity of the cortical hemisphere and empty into the superior sagittal sinus, curving rostrally in passing through the subdural space so as to enter the sinus at an acute forward angle.

Synonym: venae cerebri superiores.