Diploic veins
Venae diploicae
- Eponym: Veins of Breschet
Definition
The diploic veins occupy channels in the diploe of the cranial bones. They are large and exhibit at irregular intervals pouch-like dilatations; their walls are thin, and formed of endothelium resting upon a layer of elastic tissue.
They receive blood form the dura mater and cranial roff and communicate with both the dural venous sinuses and superficial veins of the head.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
