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  2. Right gastric vein - Wikipedia

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    The right gastric vein passes right along the lesser curvature of the stomach to the pylorus. [1] [2] Once there, it joins onto the portal vein before the duodenum. [1] [2] The prepyloric vein is the last connecting branch onto the right gastric vein, marking the end of the stomach, and draining the proximal part of the duodenum. [1]

  3. List of veins of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Deep veins of lower limb Femoral vein; Profunda femoris vein; Popliteal vein. Sural veins; Anterior tibial veins; Posterior tibial veins. Fibular veins; Hepatic portal vein. Cystic vein; Para-umbilical veins; Left gastric vein; Right gastric vein; Superior mesenteric vein. Right gastro-omental vein; Ileocolic vein. Appendicular vein; Right ...

  4. Gastrocnemius muscle - Wikipedia

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    The gastrocnemius is primarily involved in running, jumping and other "fast" movements of leg, and to a lesser degree in walking and standing. This specialization is connected to the predominance of white muscle fibers (type II fast twitch) present in the gastrocnemius, as opposed to the soleus, which has more red muscle fibers (type I slow ...

  5. Right gastric artery - Wikipedia

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    Origin. In most (53%) individuals, the RGA arises from the proper hepatic artery. It can also arise from the region of division of the common hepatic artery (20%), the left branch of the hepatic artery (15%), the gastroduodenal artery (8%), and - most rarely - the common hepatic artery itself (4%).

  6. Portal venous system - Wikipedia

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    The human hepatic portal system delivers about three-fourths of the blood going to the liver.The final common pathway for transport of venous blood from spleen, pancreas, gallbladder and the abdominal portion of the gastrointestinal tract [2] (with the exception of the inferior part of the anal canal and sigmoid colon) is through the hepatic portal vein.

  7. Curvatures of the stomach - Wikipedia

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    The lesser curvature of the stomach forms the upper right or medial border of the stomach. [3] The lesser curvature of the stomach travels between the cardiac and pyloric orifices . It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm , and then, turning to the right, it ...

  8. Superior mesenteric vein - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the small intestine (jejunum and ileum). Behind the neck of the pancreas , the superior mesenteric vein combines with the splenic vein to form the portal vein that carries blood to the liver .

  9. Right gastroepiploic vein - Wikipedia

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    The right gastroepiploic vein (right gastroomental vein) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the greater curvature and left part of the body of the stomach into the superior mesenteric vein. It runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the greater omentum, along with the right ...