Right gastric vein
| Right gastric vein | |
|---|---|
Hepatic portal vein | |
| Artery | Right gastric artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena gastrica dextra |
| TA98 | A12.3.12.016 |
| TA2 | 5111 |
| FMA | 15400 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
The right gastric vein (pyloric vein) drains blood from the
hepatic portal vein. It is part of the portal circulation
.
Structure
The right gastric vein passes right along the lesser curvature of the stomach to the pylorus.[1][2] Once there, it joins onto the portal vein before the duodenum.[1][2] The prepyloric vein is the last connecting branch onto the right gastric vein, marking the end of the stomach, and draining the proximal part of the duodenum.[1]
Function
The right gastric vein drains deoxygenated blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-323-42878-1, retrieved 2021-01-24
- ^ ISBN 978-0-323-47781-9, retrieved 2021-01-24
External links
- stomach at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (portalvein)
