In anatomy, the<unk>  (in the past called the lienal vein) is the blood vessel that drains blood from the spleen.
It joins with the superior mesenteric vein, to form the hepatic portal vein and follows a course superior to the pancreas, along side of the similarly named artery, the<unk>  artery.
It collects branches from the stomach and  pancreas and most notably from the large intestine, which is drained by the inferior mesenteric vein and joins with<unk>  shortly before it forms the portal vein.
Splenic vein
Splenic artery
Hepatic vein
Iliac vein
Azygos vein
Common iliac vein
Femoral vein
Brachiocephalic vein