Right gastroepiploic vein
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The right gastroepiploic vein (right gastroomental vein) drains into the superior mesenteric vein and drains venous blood from the lower parts of the antero-superior and posteroinferior surfaces of the stomach
; it runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the greater omentum
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Stomach
The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
; it runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the greater omentum
Greater omentum
The greater omentum is a large fold of parietal peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach...
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