SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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Lactate (lactic acid) is taken to the liver to be broken down.Which blood vessel would carry lactate to the liver?
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hepatic artery
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hepatic portal vein
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hepatic vein
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vena cava
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The portal vein provides about two thirds of the blood. This blood contains oxygen and many nutrients brought to the liver from the intestines for processing. The hepatic artery provides the remaining one third of blood.
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