Veins
Portal Vein
The Portal Vein is a significant venous route [about 3 inches (7.5 cm) in length], which collects blood from (i) abdominal and pelvic parts of the alimentary tract (with the exception of lower part of the anal canal), (ii) gallbladder, (iii) pancreas, and (iv) spleen, and transports
Superior Mesenteric Vein
The Superior Mesenteric Vein is the portal vein’s major tributary is. Its creation takes place in the right iliac fossa that joins the small veins coming from the ileocaecal region. It goes in the upward direction along with the superior mesenteric artery (the vein being right to
Inferior Mesenteric Vein
The Inferior Mesenteric Vein is formed when the superior rectal vein when goes upward in continuation. It then goes up behind the peritoneum lateral to the inferior mesenteric artery. After which it enters lateral to the duodenojejunal flexure and from the back of the left of renalvein
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) is the largest and the broadest vein of the body. Its function is to empty the majority of the blood from the body below the diaphragm into the right atrium of the heart. Formation, Course and Conclusion The union of left and right
Right Colic Vein
Right Colic Vein arises from the attachment of the numerous venous arcs of the right colon wall and also via the marginal vein and drains the right colon. It anastomoses easily along with the ileocolic vein as well as the middle colic vein. It links the superior
