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TAKE THE QUIZ“hepatic portal”
The following 2 entries include the term hepatic portal.
hepatic portal system
noun: a group of veins that carry blood from the capillaries of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas to the sinusoids of the liver
hepatic portal vein
noun: a portal vein carrying blood from the digestive organs and spleen to the liver where the nutrients carried by the blood are altered by hepatocytes before passing into the systemic circulation
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