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Cerebral veins

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The cerebral veins are divisible into external and internal (internal cerebral veins) groups according as they drain the outer surfaces or the inner parts of the hemispheres.

The external veins are the superior cerebral veins, inferior cerebral veins, and middle cerebral vein.

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