| 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 |
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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.