Left gastroepiploic vein
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The left gastroepiploic vein (left gastro-omental vein) receives branches from the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach
and from the greater omentum
; it runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach
and ends in the commencement of the splenic vein
.
Stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
and from the greater omentum
Greater omentum
The greater omentum is a large fold of parietal peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach...
; it runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach
Greater curvature of the stomach
The greater curvature of the stomach is directed mainly forward, and is four or five times as long as the lesser curvature.-Surface:Starting from the cardiac orifice at the incisura cardiaca, it forms an arch backward, upward, and to the left; the highest point of the convexity is on a level with...
and ends in the commencement of the splenic vein
Splenic vein
In anatomy, the splenic vein is the blood vessel that drains blood from the spleen.It joins with the superior mesenteric vein, to form the hepatic portal vein and follows a course superior to the pancreas, alongside of the similarly named artery, the splenic artery.It collects branches from the...
.