GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nutrient-rich blood flows into the liver from the intestines through the hepatic portal vein.

Detailed explanation-2: -The portal vein or hepatic portal vein (HPV) is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents.

Detailed explanation-3: -A blood vessel that carries blood to the liver from the intestines, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder. Also called portal vein.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hepatic portal vein carries blood rich in nutrients and toxins that are processed in the liver and then the hepatic vein carries the blood to the heart through the systemic circulation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The liver processes the nutrients in this blood and filters out toxic substances. The hepatic veins then carry the blood away from the liver and into the inferior vena cava, which leads to the right atrium, one of the four chambers of the heart.