Right colic vein

Right colic vein

The portal vein and its tributaries.
Details
Drains to superior mesenteric vein
Artery right colic artery
Identifiers
Latin vena colica dextra
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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