ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The hepatic portal vein is the part of the hepatic portal system. It carries blood from the intestines, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen and delivers it to the liver. It contains blood with nutrients and toxins after digestion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hepatic portal vein. A blood vessel that carries blood containing nutrients and oxygen from the digestive tract and spleen into the liver.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stomach is supplied by a rich system of arteries derived from the celiac trunk, the first major visceral branch of the abdominal aorta. The lesser curvature of the stomach is supplied by the left and right gastric artery, which are branches of the celiac trunk and the common hepatic artery respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hepatic portal vein is formed by the confluence of three main vessels, the gastric, pancreaticomesenteric, and lienomesenteric veins.

Detailed explanation-5: -The liver receives a blood supply from two sources. The first is the hepatic artery which delivers oxygenated blood from the general circulation. The second is the hepatic portal vein delivering deoxygenated blood from the small intestine containing nutrients.