Middle colic vein

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Middle colic vein
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Portal vein and tributaries. (Middle colic vein hidden behind pancreas, but it is possible to see where it drains to the superior mesenteric.)
Details
Drains fromtransverse colon
Drains tosuperior mesenteric vein
Arterymiddle colic artery
Identifiers
Latinvena colica media
TA98A12.3.12.027
TA25122
FMA15406
Anatomical terminology

The middle colic vein drains the transverse colon. It is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein, and follows the path of its corresponding artery, the middle colic artery.


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