Internal cerebral vein
Vena interna cerebri
- Latin synonym: Vena cerebralis interna
- Related terms: Internal cerebral veins
Definition
The internal cerebral veins are two veins included in the group of deep cerebral veins that drain the deep parts of the hemispheres; each internal cerebral vein is formed near the interventricular foramina (foramina of Monroe) 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 choroidea of the third ventricle, and beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum, 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
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/).
