vena gastrica

Synonyms:

gastric vein

Types:

left gastric vein, vena gastrica sinistra

arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein

pyloric vein, right gastric vein, vena gastrica-dextra

receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein

Type of:

vein, vena, venous blood vessel

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart