Great cerebral vein

Great cerebral vein
Velum interpositum. (Great cerebral vein labeled at bottom center.)
Major dural venous sinuses with great cerebral vein shown as vein of Galen
Details
Drains fromCerebrum
SourceInternal cerebral veins
Drains toStraight sinus
ArteryCerebral arteries
Identifiers
Latinvena magna cerebri
TA98A12.3.06.027
TA24922
FMA50993
Anatomical terminology

The great cerebral vein is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum of the brain. It is also known as the vein of Galen, named for its discoverer, the Greek physician Galen.

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