The superior anastomotic vein, also known as the vein of Trolard, is a superficial cerebral vein grouped with the

superior cerebral vein The superior cerebral veins, numbering eight to twelve, drain the superior, lateral, and medial surfaces of the hemispheres. They are predominantly found in the sulci between the gyri, but can also be found running across the gyri. Individually th ...

s. The vein was eponymously named after the 18th century anatomist

Jean Baptiste Paulin Trolard Jean Baptiste Paulin Trolard (27 November 1842 in Sedan, Ardennes – 13 April 1910) was an anatomist known for his work on the anastomotic veins of the cerebral circulation. The "vein of Trolard" (the superior anastomotic vein) was named after h ...

. The vein

anastomoses An anastomosis (, plural anastomoses) is a connection or opening between two things (especially cavities or passages) that are normally diverging or branching, such as between blood vessels, leaf veins, or streams. Such a connection may be normal ...

with the

middle cerebral vein 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, running along the lateral sulc ...

and the

superior sagittal sinus The superior sagittal sinus (also known as the superior longitudinal sinus), within the human head, is an unpaired area along the attached margin of the falx cerebri. It allows blood to drain from the lateral aspects of anterior cerebral hemispher ...

Additional Images

File:Slide6Neo.JPG, Meninges and superficial cerebral veins.Deep dissection.Superior view. File:Slide7Neo.JPG, Meninges and superficial cerebral veins.Deep dissection.Superior view.

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