Why does blood always go through the liver from the gut prior to returning to the heart?

Answer 1

Liver is the major site of nutrient storage and toxin processing. Therefore all substances absorbed from the gut must be processed in the liver either for storage or for excretion before passing to the rest of the body through the general circulation. -------------------------- i won der why noone has answered this yet...its easy.to clean it so no contaminated germs get into your heart.its simple if u know anything about body parts.im only10 and i could answer this. dont worry, my moms a docter and my dads a neurosurgeon. they told me this. -------------------------- To improve upon the previous paragraph, pathogens absorbed by the gut are usually processed by the lymphatic system. Liver is not a lymphatic organ and lack the ability to process pathogens.

Answer 2

the blood itself doesn't really go to the digestive system. instead, it goes through capillary beds connected to the digestive organs. here, wastes carried by the blood enter the digestive system to be expelled later on, and nutrients that the digestive system took out of the food you ate diffuse into the blood, to be moved to other parts of the body that can use it.

Answer 3

To give the liver first shot at neutralizing any toxins before they're distributed to the body generally.

Answer 4

This is because your liver performs two important functions related to digestion, besides producing bile.

Answer 5

the blood goes to the liver so that the liver can clean the blood and send it back to the heart for the body to use it again

Answer 6

The liver takes what nutrients it needs first and also filters the blood to remove any toxins.

Answer 7

Through the hepatic portal vein.
The Hepatic portal vessel.

Answer 8

It goes to the liver first so it can clean the blood .Then it sends it to the heart so the rest of the body can use the clean blood.