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nouna short vein that carries blood into the liver
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- vena gastrica sinistra arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
- mesenteric vein a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery
- vena paraumbilicalis small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
- pyloric vein receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
- vena gastrica-dextra receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
- paraumbilical vein small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
- right gastric vein receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
- vena lienalis a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
- portacaval shunt shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
- splenic vein a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein