loading...| Preferred Name |
inferior mesenteric vein |
| Synonyms |
lower mesenteric vein vena mesenterica inferior |
| Definitions |
A blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine that usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). Anatomical variations include the IMV draining into the confluence of the SMV and splenic vein and the IMV draining in the SMV. The IMV lies to the right of the similarly name artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, which originates from the abdominal aorta. [WP,unvetted]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001215 |
| database_cross_reference |
VHOG:0001118 EHDAA2:0000819 UMLS:C0226754 EMAPA:18642 MA:0002178 EHDAA:8712 BTO:0002782 SCTID:281055007 FMA:15391 OpenCyc:Mx4rvcV53ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA Wikipedia:Inferior_mesenteric_vein NCIT:C32782 |
| definition |
A blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine that usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). Anatomical variations include the IMV draining into the confluence of the SMV and splenic vein and the IMV draining in the SMV. The IMV lies to the right of the similarly name artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, which originates from the abdominal aorta. [WP,unvetted]. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Gray591.png |
| drains | |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
lower mesenteric vein vena mesenterica inferior |
| id |
UBERON:0001215 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
inferior mesenteric vein |
| notation |
UBERON:0001215 |
| prefLabel |
inferior mesenteric vein |
| tributary_of | |
| subClassOf |