Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Veins that drain the cerebral hemispheres are the internal cerebral veins.
2. The sigmoid sinus, which penetrates the jugular foramen, leaves the skull as the external jugular vein.
3. The cervical spinal cord and the posterior part of the skull are drained by the vertebral veins.
4. The temporal and maxillary veins drain into the internal jugular veins.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE

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