ðə bˈeɪsəl vˈeɪn pˈæsᵻz bˈækwɚd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sɚɹˈiːbɹəl pˈɛdʌŋkəl, ænd ˈɛndz ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt sɚɹˈiːbɹəl vˈeɪn; ɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvz tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹiz fɹʌmðɪ ˌɪntɚpɛdˈʌŋkjʊlɚ fˈɑːsə, ðɪ ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ hˈɔːɹn ʌvðə lˈæɾɚɹəl vˈɛntɹɪkəl, ðə hˈɪpəkˌæmpəl dʒˈaɪɹəs, ænd ðə mˈɪdbɹˈeɪn.
The basal vein passes backward around the cerebral peduncle, and ends in the great cerebral vein; it receives tributaries from the interpeduncular fossa, the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle, the hippocampal gyrus, and the mid-brain.