This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Anatomy
Tributary of the cavernous sinus includes all of the following, EXCEPT: 
Select and explain. 
A. Superior petrosal sinus, B. Inferior petrosal sinus, C. Superficial middle cerebral vein, D. Deep middle cerebral vein
D: Deep middle cerebral vein
Answer: D: Deep middle cerebral vein 
Explanation: Deep Middle cerebral veins drain into the basal veins which drain into the Great cerebral veins that terminate in the straight sinus. Deep Middle cerebral veins neither form direct incoming channels nor direct draining channels for the cavernous sinuses. Ref: Clinical Anatomy By Regions By Richard S. Snell, 6th Edition, Page 808 ; Dural Cavernous Sinus Fistulas: Diagnosis and Endovascular Therapy By Goetz Benndorf, Page 36 ; Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy and Variants By J. Randy Jinkins, Page 369