middle cerebral vein

Synonyms:

vena cerebri media

Types:

deep middle cerebral vein

accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein

superficial middle cerebral vein

a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus

Type of:

cerebral vein, vena cerebri

any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain