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Cardiovascular system

Right colic vein

Vena colica dextra

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System
Cardiovascular system
Regions
Trunk
Side
Right
Part of
Superior mesenteric vein
Right colic vein (Vena colica dextra) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The right colic vein drains the ascending colon, and is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein.

It travels with its corresponding artery, the right colic artery.

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Names

Latin
Vena colica dextra
English
Right colic vein
French
Veine colique droite
Spanish
Vena cólica derecha
Portuguese
Veia cólica direita

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