middle colic vein
The middle colic vein drains the transverse colon. It is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein, and follows the path of its corresponding artery, the middle colic artery. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_colic_vein ]
Synonyms: vena colica media (intermedia)
Term info
- EMAPA:37174 (MA:th)
- FMA:15406
- SCTID:9018004
- Wikipedia:Middle_colic_vein
- MA:0002181
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Gray591.png
vena colica media
uberon
UBERON:0001218
Middle colic vein
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- portal vein and drains some transverse colon and tributary of some superior mesenteric vein