GENERAL HISTOLOGY

LIVER PANCREAS

LIVER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Within the liver, into what structure does the hepatic portal vein subdivide?
A
sinusoids
B
capillaries
C
hepatocytes
D
Kupffer cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The hepatic portal vein Blood then traverses the liver in the hepatic sinusoids and empties into the central veins through which it reaches the inferior vena cava.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hepatic portal vein receives blood specifically from the stomach, intestines, pancreas, and spleen, and carries it into the liver through the porta hepatis. The porta hepatis serves as the point of entry for the hepatic portal vein and the proper hepatic artery, and is the point of exit for the bile passages.

Detailed explanation-3: -human liver several surfaces by spaces called sinusoids, or hepatic capillaries. Sinusoids are lined by thin endothelial cells that have openings through which fingerlike projections (microvilli) of the hepatocytes extend, allowing direct accessibility of the hepatocyte to the bloodstream in the sinusoids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Doctors divide the liver into eight sections to map it for surgeries and tests. Your three main hepatic veins run between the eight segments like borders. The middle hepatic vein is the longest. It divides the liver into the right and left lobes.

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