Left Gastric Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The left gastric vein arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia and then runs in the lesser omentum.
- The lesser omentum contains the left gastric vein, which empties into the portal vein to play a role in the hepatic portal system.
- The left gastric vein serves as a key vessel that drains deoxygenated blood from the stomach into the portal vein for further circulation.
- In the abdominal cavity, the left gastric vein is closely associated with the left gastric artery and the lesser omentum.
- Radiographic imaging techniques can be used to visualize the left gastric vein as it runs in the lesser omentum and empties into the portal vein.