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Portal circulation involves the liver, and the portal vein (unlike most organs, where an artery carries blood TO the organ) carries blood TO the liver from the intestines. The liver helps to process nutrients, and enzymatically convert medication and drugs into both active and inactive by-products.
The largest vessel in this system is the portal vein, followed by the hepatic veins, which carry blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava and back to the heart.
The function of the hepatic portal circulation is to : collect absorbed nurtients for metabolic processing or storage.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoLiver cleans the blood during hepatic portal circulation
Hepatic portal vein carries blood from intestine, stomach, pancreas and spleen to the liver.
It is formed by union of superior mesenteric vein (collects blood from small intestine), splenic vein, inferior mesenteric vein (collects blood from large intestine), gastric vein (from stomach) and pancreatic vein.
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What are the PORTAL systems in the human body?
1) Hepatic Portal Vein 2) Renal Portal System 3) Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System not so sure about number 2 :P
Are Renal circulation and portal circulation different and why?
no
Explain what is portal circulation?
portal circulation refers to the circulation of the blood from the small intestine to the liver, via the portal vein. Blood flow to the liver is unique in that it receives oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood. Blood passes from branches of the portal vein through cavities between "plates" of hepetocytes called sinusoids. Blood also flows from branches of the hepatic artery and mixes into the sinusoids to supply the hepatocytes with oxygen. This mixture percolates through the sinusoids and collects in a central vein which drain into the hepatic vein. The hepatic vein subsequently drains into the inferior vena cava. =)
What is the organ in portal circulation?
a curtain
What is the function of the tuberohypophyseal tract?
it allows humoral factors in hypophyseal portal circulation or systemic circulation to access hypothalamic nuclei via retrograde axonal transport (i.e. feedback regulation of pituitary hormones)
When the nutrient detour through the liver via?
hepatic portal circulation
Circulation that collects blood from the organs of digestion and takes it to the liver?
The hepatic portal vein serves this function. I am unsure exactly what you are asking, however.
What is the circulatory route called that runs from the digestive tract to the liver?
It is called the hepatic portal circulation. A portal system is a system of blood vessels that begin in capillaries and end in capillaries without passing through the heart. The hepatic portal system begins in the capillaries in the digestive tract wall and ends in the capillaries in the liver.
What type of circulation takes place in the liver?
two types: "normal" via the hepatic artery and "portal" via the portal vein outflow is directly to the inferior vena-cava. "PORTAL" describes the flow of blood that has already bathed the intestines from the mesinteric artery
Do nutrients detour through the liver via the hepatic portal circulation?
Yes
What are the PORTAL systems in the human body?
1) Hepatic Portal Vein 2) Renal Portal System 3) Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Portal System not so sure about number 2 :P
What is the difference between renal and hepatic circulation?
Renal circulation, receiving about 20% of cardiac output, branches from the abdominal aorta and returns to the ascending vena cava. Hepatic circulation is the system of veins made of the hepatic portal vein and its tributaries.
The purpose of hepatic portal circulation is to enable the liver to?
Process the nutrients absorbed by the small intestine.
Why do we have hepathic portal circulation?
Hepatic portal circulation is a human anatomy system of veins comprising tributaries. It is also known to be called portal venous system. It is for directing blood from parts of the gastrointestinal tract to the liver.
How the anatomical design of the hepatic circulation serves its function?
You have capillaries in the gastrointestinal tract. The capillaries unite to form the veins. You have again formation of the capillaries in the liver. Here the blood has to pass through the sinusoids to the central vein. The blood is accompanied by blood from the hepatic artery. The portal blood carry the nutrients. The hepatic artery carry the oxygen. The liver cells are metabolically active. They need both to perform the desired function. So you have very unique arrangement in the liver. So you have capillaries - veins - capillaries in portal circulation.
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.
What vessels bring blood to liver?
bawbeg vessel
