| Diploic veins | |
|---|---|
 Veins of the diploë as displayed by the removal of the outer table of the skull. | |
| Details | |
| Drains from | Diploë |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae diploicae |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.201 |
| TA2 | 4867 |
| FMA | 70858 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The diploic veins are large, thin-walled valveless veins that channel in the diploë between the inner and outer layers of the cortical bone in the skull, first identified in dogs by the anatomist Guillaume Dupuytren.[1] A single layer of endothelium lines these veins supported by elastic tissue. They develop fully by the age of two years. The diploic veins drain this area into the dural venous sinuses. The four major trunks of the diploic veins found on each side of the head are frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, and occipital diploic veins.[2][3] They tend to be symmetrical, with the same pattern of large veins on each side of the skull.[1] It has been suggested that the venous patterns they form resemble fingerprints in their individuality.[1]
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- ^ García-González, Ulises; Cavalcanti, Daniel D.; Agrawal, Abhishek; Gonzalez, L. Fernando; Wallace, Robert C.; Spetzler, Robert F.; Preul, Mark C. (2009-11-01). "The diploic venous system: surgical anatomy and neurosurgical implications". Neurosurgical Focus. 27 (5): E2. doi:10.3171/2009.8.FOCUS09169. ISSN 1092-0684. PMID 19877793. S2CID 3433918.