APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

HEPATOBILIARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The blood is transported to the liver by hepatic portal vein from which part of the body
A
Kidney
B
Heart
C
Intestine
D
Lungs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The right gastric vein (pyloric vein) drains blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach into the hepatic portal vein. It is part of the portal circulation.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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