Right colic vein
Right colic vein | |
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![]() The portal vein and its tributaries. | |
Details | |
Latin | vena colica dextra |
Drains to | superior mesenteric vein |
right colic artery | |
Identifiers | |
Dorlands /Elsevier | v_05/12849955 |
TA | A12.3.12.026 |
FMA | 15407 |
Anatomical terminology |
The right colic vein drains the ascending colon, and is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein. It travels with its corresponding artery, the right colic artery.
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