Preferred Label : internal cerebral vein;
Uberon definition : The internal cerebral veins (veins of Galen; deep cerebral veins) drain the deep parts
of the hemisphere and are two in number; each is formed near the interventricular
foramen by the union of the terminal and choroid veins. They run backward parallel
with one another, between the layers of the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle,
and beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum, where they unite to form a short
trunk, the great cerebral vein; just before their union each receives the corresponding
basal vein.;
Uberon related term : internal cerebral vein;
Origin ID : 0035152;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The internal cerebral veins (veins of Galen; deep cerebral veins) drain the deep parts
of the hemisphere and are two in number; each is formed near the interventricular
foramen by the union of the terminal and choroid veins. They run backward parallel
with one another, between the layers of the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle,
and beneath the splenium of the corpus callosum, where they unite to form a short
trunk, the great cerebral vein; just before their union each receives the corresponding
basal vein.
