MEDICAL
LIVER
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Question
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hepatic vein
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hepatic portal vein
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hepatic artery
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inferior vena cava
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oxygenated blood flows into the liver through the hepatic artery. Nutrient-rich blood flows into the liver from the intestines through the hepatic portal vein.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the intestine to the liver before it is delivered to the systemic circulation. It carries the nutrient-rich blood to the liver which is further processed there and returned back to the heart via inferior vena cava.
Detailed explanation-3: -The liver’s blood supplies 75% of its blood comes in through the portal vein system. This is a network of blood vessels which transport blood through the intestine, stomach, the spleen and the pancreas, draining into the portal vein and then into the liver.