MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The portal vein (PV) is the main vessel of the portal venous system (PVS), which drains the blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen to the liver. There are several variants affecting the PV, and quite a number of congenital and acquired pathologies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The splenic vein merges with the superior mesenteric vein to form the hepatic portal vein, which drains blood from the abdominal portion of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as the gallbladder, spleen and pancreas, into the liver.

Detailed explanation-3: -The hepatic portal vein receives blood specifically from the stomach, intestines, pancreas, and spleen, and carries it into the liver through the porta hepatis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hepatic portal system is the venous system that returns blood from the digestive tract and spleen to the liver (where raw nutrients in blood are processed before the blood returns to the heart).