Pancreatic veins

Pancreatic veins
Details
Drains from pancreas
Drains to splenic vein
Identifiers
Latin venae pancreaticae
TA A12.3.12.022
A12.3.12.029
FMA 70929

Anatomical terminology

The pancreatic veins consist of several small vessels which drain the body and tail of the pancreas, and open into the trunk of the great pancreatic vein.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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