Middle Cerebral Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Either of two cerebral veins.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The great cerebral vein of Galen receives blood from the anterior cerebral veins and the two internal cerebral veins, including the anterior and middle cerebral veins on each side.
- The middle cerebral vein typically drains the lateral surface of the hemisphere into the Sylvian fissure or directly into the transverse sinus.
- Both the anterior and the middle cerebral veins run in the depths of their respective fissures, usually into the cavernous or sometimes directly to the transverse sinus.
- The anterior and middle cerebral veins, in combination, play a crucial part of the superficial venous system draining the cerebral hemisphere.
- Either of two cerebral veins, specifically the anterior and middle cerebral veins are responsible for collecting the blood from the lateral surface of the hemisphere.