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.
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.