MRI of skull represents:
Correct Answer: Vein of Galen
Description: The vein of Galen is located under the cerebral hemispheres and drains the anterior and central regions of the brain into the sinuses of the posterior cerebral fossa. The vein of Galen, also known as the great cerebral vein or great vein of Galen, is a sho trunk formed by the union of the two internal cerebral veins and basal veins of Rosenthal. It lies in the quadrigeminal cistern. It curves backward and upward around the posterior border of the splenium of the corpus callosum to drain into the confluence of the inferior sagittal sinus and the anterior extremity of the straight sinus. Question 225 REF : DAVID SUTTON 7TH ED
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