MEDICAL
LIVER
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I and II only
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I and III only
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II and III only
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I, II and III
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Detailed explanation-1: -The second is the hepatic portal vein delivering deoxygenated blood from the small intestine containing nutrients. The blood flows through the liver tissue to the hepatic cells where many metabolic functions take place. The blood drains out of the liver via the hepatic vein.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hepatic portal circulation Blood enters the liver from two sources. The hepatic artery supplies oxygenated blood from the abdominal aorta and the hepatic portal vein carry deoxygenated blood from the digestive organs to the liver.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Hepatic’ means of or relating to the liver, therefore the hepatic portal vein is a blood vessel that sends nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver, but also delivers toxins to the liver that will be chemically modified in the proces of detoxication.