THE VEINS. 3-7 



the pancreas and first part of the duodenum, and empties into 

 the vena portae near to or with the preceding. 



Fig. 132. — PoiMAL Vein. 

 n, portal vein; b, superior mesenteric; c, gastrosplenic; </, pancreaticoduodenalis; 

 t', gastroepiploica; /, coronaria~ ventriculi; g, /i, i, Inanches of gastrosplenic; y, in- 

 ferior mesenteric. I, stomach; 2, liver; 3, duodenum; 4, spleen. 



3. V. gastroepiploica (r) comes fiom the greater curvature 

 of the stomach and ascending hmb of the great omentum. It 

 empties into the vena porta; ventrodextrad of the opening of 

 the coronaria ventriculi, or sometimes in common witli it. 



4. V. gastrolienalis (r). — The gastrosplenic is one of the 

 veins which unite to make up the portal vein. It is formed by- 

 three branches: one (^) from the horizontal or gastric portion 

 of the pancreas, one (//) from the stomach and gastric end of 

 the spleen, the third and largest (i) from the caudal end of the 

 spleen and descending limb of the great omentum. The three 



