page_title: Great cerebral vein
hierarchical_section_title: Great cerebral vein
context_page_description: The great cerebral vein is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum of the brain. It is also known as the "vein of Galen", named for its discoverer, the Greek physician Galen. However, it is not the only vein with this eponym.
context_section_description: The great cerebral vein is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum of the brain. It is also known as the "vein of Galen", named for its discoverer, the Greek physician Galen. However, it is not the only vein with this eponym.
caption: Velum interpositum. (Great cerebral vein labeled at bottom center.)
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