middle cerebral vein

Information about middle cerebral vein

*Vein: Middle cerebral vein*

Sagittal section of the skull, showing the sinuses of the dura. (Cerebral veins labeled at center left.)
Latin	v. cerebri media
	subject #170 652
Drains to	cavernous sinus, basal vein
Artery	middle cerebral artery

The middle cerebral vein (superficial Sylvian vein) begins on the lateral surface of the hemisphere, and, running along the lateral cerebral fissure, ends in the cavernous or the sphenoparietal sinus.

It is connected:

(a) with the superior sagittal sinus by the great anastomotic vein of Trolard, which opens into one of the superior cerebral veins;
(b) with the transverse sinus by the posterior anastomotic vein of LabbÃ©, which courses over the temporal lobe.

External links

v_05/12850924 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary - "superficial middle cerebral vein"
v_05/12850917 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary - "deep middle cerebral vein"

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The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull.
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The basal vein is formed at the anterior perforated substance by the union of

(a) a small anterior cerebral vein which accompanies the anterior cerebral artery,
(b) the deep middle cerebral vein (deep Sylvian vein

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The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is one of the three major paired arteries that supplies blood to the brain. The MCA arises from the internal carotid and continues into the lateral sulcus where it then branches and projects to many parts of the lateral cerebral cortex.
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The lateral sulcus (also called Sylvian fissure or lateral fissure) is one of the most prominent structures of the human brain. It divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
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sphenoparietal sinus, which courses along the under surface of the small wing of the sphenoid.

References

1. ^ San MillÃ¡n RuÃz D, Fasel J, RÃ¼fenacht D, Gailloud P (2004).

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The superior sagittal sinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within a human head, is an area above/behind the brain, which allows blood veins to span the area, from the top of the head towards the back.
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The Superior Cerebral Veins, eight to twelve in number, drain the superior, lateral, and medial surfaces of the hemispheres, and are mainly lodged in the sulci between the gyri, but some run across the gyri.
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transverse sinuses (left & right lateral sinuses), within a human head, are 2 areas beneath the brain, which allow blood veins to span the area, from the back of the head towards the nose.
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The temporal lobes are part of the cerebrum. They lie at the sides of the brain, beneath the lateral or Sylvian fissure. Seen in profile, the human brain looks something like a boxing glove. The temporal lobes are where the thumbs would be.
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