Most of the Blood Leaving the Brain Passes Through One

question 103

Multiple Choice

Most of the blood leaving the brain passes through one of the dural sinuses and leaves the skull in one of the ________, descending parallel to the common carotid artery in the neck.

• A) external jugular veins
• B) superior sagittal sinuses
• C) vertebral veins
• D) internal jugular veins
• E) cephalic veins

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