Right colic vein | |
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The portal vein and its tributaries.
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Details | |
Drains to | superior mesenteric vein |
Artery | right colic artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena colica dextra |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
v_05/12849955 |
TA | A12.3.12.026 |
FMA | 15407 |
Anatomical terminology
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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.