Venous Drainage of the Brain Flashcards
Where does venous daring of the brain go into?
Dural venous sinuses
Where are the dural venous sinuses present?
Between the periosteum and cranial dura
Where do the dural venous sinuses drain to?
Internal Jugular Vein
Where does the internal jugular vein pass through?
The jugular foramen in the skull
What does the superior ophthalmic vein drain into within the cranial cavity?
Cavernous sinus
What is the superior ophthalmic vein continuous with outside of the cranial cavity?
The facial vein
What do the emissary veins connect to the diploe of the skull?
The Cranial venous sinuses
What is blood supply to the spinal cord done by?
Longitudinally running anterior and posterior spinal arteries
What, in general, is the distribution pattern of veins of the spinal cord similar to?
The spinal arteries
