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Q: What is a vein and how does it form?
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Which are the two veins that form hepatic portal vein?

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Is the portal confluence composed of superior mesenteric vein or inferior mesenteric vein and splenic vein?

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What does the inferior mesenteric vein drain?

The Inferior Mesenteric Vein (iMV) drains into the splenic vein. The splenic vein ultimately "meets up" with the Superior Mesenteric Vein (SMV) to form the Hepatic Portal Vein (HPV)


Blood in the face and scalp is drained by what vein?

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What are the three veins that form and empty the hepatic portal vein?

The hepatic portal vein is created by the anastamoses between the superior mesenteric vein and spleinc vein. It is arguable that the inferior mesenteric vein joins at this same anastomoses but generally it actually joins the splenic vein which then meats the sup. mesenteric vein as stated above. The veins that drain into the portal vein (ie above the ansastmoses between the splenic and sup. mesenteric) are the cystic vein, the right gastric vein and the posterior-superior part of the pancreaticoduodenal vein.


Where is the splenic confluence?

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What does the medical terminology combining form ven- mean?

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