Cerebellar veins
Cerebellar veins | |
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Corresponding arterial circulation of the cerebellum (AICA and PICA). | |
Veins and plexa of the cerebellum seen. | |
Details | |
Drains from | cerebellum |
Drains to | dural venous sinuses |
Artery | AICA, PICA |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Venae cerebelli |
TA | A12.3.06.056 |
FMA | 70879 |
Cerebellar veins are veins which drain the cerebellum.
They consist of the superior cerebellar veins and the inferior cerebellar veins.
The superior cerebellar veins pass partly forward and medialward, across the superior vermis, to end in the straight sinus and the internal cerebral veins, partly lateralward to the transverse and superior petrosal sinuses.
The inferior cerebellar veins are of large size and end in the transverse, superior petrosal, and occipital sinuses.
Additional images
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Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain.
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Sagittal section of the cerebellum, near the junction of the vermis with the hemisphere. (Veins not visible, but regions can be seen).
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)