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Which vein of the urinary system contains maximum amount of urea?
Hepatic Portal Vein
The hepatic portal system is formed by the union of?
Splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein.
Which vessel contains blood with the highest amino acid content after a meal?
The answer is the hepatic portal vein,Unlike most veins, the hepatic portal vein does not drain into the heart. Rather, it is part of a portal venous system that delivers venous blood into another capillary system, namely the hepatic sinusoids of the liver. The hepatic portal vein (often simply portal vein) is a vein in the abdominal cavity that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract
What is unusual about the hepatic portal vein?
The hepatic portal vein in frogs is unusual in that it is divided into two portals, the hepatic and the renal. In higher vertebrates, the hepatic portal system is the only one present.
This carries blood from the digestive system to another set of capillaries in the liver?
hepatic portal system
How do insulin and glucagon reach distant cells in the liver?
To understand you need to know the anatomy of the portal vein system. The pancreatic veins drain into the major splenic vein which all drain into the hepatic portal vein. Although the artery supplying the pancreas is directly from the desceding aorta. The hepatic portal vein drains into the Liver. So insulin and glucagon are released into the splenic vein and eventually reach the liver via the portal system.
What is portal vein bypass?
Portal vein bypass surgery diverts blood from the portal vein into another vein. It is performed when pressure in the portal vein is so high that it causes internal bleeding from blood vessels in the esophagus.
What is the source of blood in the hepatice portal system?
The source of blood in the hepatice portal system is the blood in the circulatory system itself. The hepatic portal is not seperate from the rest of the system, it is just a minor detour that takes blood from the digestive organs towards the liver where it can get further processing.
What is the source of blood in in hepatic portal system?
Portal vein receives blood from two major veins, Superior mesenteric vein that drains the entire small bowel and splenic vein which drains the entire large bowel and spleen. Portal vein supplies about 60% of the total blood flow to the liver.
What is the sourced of blood in the hepatic portal system?
Portal vein receives blood from two major veins, Superior mesenteric vein that drains the entire small bowel and splenic vein which drains the entire large bowel and spleen. Portal vein supplies about 60% of the total blood flow to the liver.
Is there any other portal vein in your body except Hepatic portal vein?
Portal is a video game.
Nutrients from the digestive tract enter from what veins?
Hepatic portal system (vein)
