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Left colic vein

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Left colic vein
Portal vein and tributaries. (Left colic vein visible but not labeled.)
Details
Drains fromdescending colon
Drains toinferior mesenteric vein
Arteryleft colic artery
Identifiers
Latinvena colica sinistra
TA98A12.3.12.033
TA25128
FMA15394
Anatomical terminology

The left colic vein drains the descending colon. It is a tributary of the inferior mesenteric vein, and follows the path of its corresponding artery, the left colic artery.

Branches

  • Ascending branch
  • Descending branch

References

  • Ronald W. Dudek; Thomas M. Louis (11 February 2014). High-YieldTM Gross Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4511-9023-6.