Middle cerebral vein

Middle cerebral veins
Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Middle cerebral veins not labeled, but region drained is roughly equivalent to pink region.)
Lateral sulcus (Middle cerebral veins not visible, but veins run in lateral sulcus.)
Details
Drains to	cavernous sinus, basal vein
Artery	middle cerebral artery
Latin	Venae media cerebri
Anatomical terminology []

The middle cerebral veins are the superficial middle cerebral vein and the deep middle cerebral vein.

The superficial middle cerebral vein (superficial Sylvian vein) begins on the lateral surface of the hemisphere, and, running along the lateral sulcus, ends in the cavernous or the sphenoparietal sinus.

The deep middle cerebral vein (deep Sylvian vein) receives tributaries from the insula and neighboring gyri, and runs in the lower part of the lateral sulcus.

The superior middle cerebral vein is connected:

Meninges and superficial cerebral veins.Deep dissection.Superior view.

Base of brain. (Lateral fissure visible at top left.)

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)