Middle colic vein

Middle colic vein

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 from transverse colon
Drains to superior mesenteric vein
Artery middle colic artery
Identifiers
Latin vena colica media
Dorlands
/Elsevier
v_04/12847534
TA A12.3.12.027
FMA 15406

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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