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Cardiovascular system

Middle colic vein

Vena colica media

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System
Cardiovascular system
Regions
Trunk
Part of
Superior mesenteric vein
Middle colic vein (Vena colica media) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
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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.

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Names

Latin
Vena colica media
English
Middle colic vein
French
Veine colique moyenne
Spanish
Vena cólico media
Portuguese
Veia cólica média

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