middle colic vein 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. veins of the abdomen and pelvisto azygos system ascending lumbar subcostal ivc(systemic)to ivc or left renal vein inferior phrenic hepatic central veins of liver liver sinusoid suprarenal renal gonadal ovarian ♀/testicular ♂ pampiniform plexus ♂ lumbar common iliac common iliacunpaired median sacral vein internal iliacposterior: iliolumbar superior gluteal lateral sacral anterior: inferior gluteal obturator uterine ♀ uterine plexus ♀ vesical vesical plexus prostatic plexus ♂ deep of penis ♂/clitoris ♀ posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀ vaginal plexus/vein ♀ middle rectal internal pudendal inferior rectal bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ rectal plexus external iliac inferior epigastric deep circumflex iliac vein portal vein(portal)splenic short gastric left gastroepiploic pancreatic inferior mesenteric superior rectal left colic superior mesenteric right gastroepiploic pancreaticoduodenal jejunal ileal middle colic right colic ileocolic appendicular direct cystic left gastric/esophageal right gastric paraumbilical authority control terminologia anatomica middle colic veinportal vein and tributaries. (middle colic vein hidden behind pancreas, but it is possible to see where it drains to the superior mesenteric.)detailsdrains fromtransverse colondrains tosuperior mesenteric veinarterymiddle colic arteryidentifierslatinvena colica mediata98a12.3.12.027ta25122fma15406anatomical terminology this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.