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There is no portal artery. A portal vein connects one capillary bed to a second capillary bed. (in series)

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What is the only artery carrying blood rich in oxygen?

Pulmonary artery is the only artery that carries non-oxygenated blood. Conversely, the pulmonary vein is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood.


Where can you feel the pulse?

The first step in learning how to take your cat's pulse, is to feel the inside of her/his hind leg where it meets the femoral artery. This can be done while your cat is in a standing position. Now you will need to press your fingers on the artery until you can feel the pulse. Within a fifteen-second period, count the number of pulsations you feel. You will now need to multiply that amount by four to get the pulse count per minute. For an adult cat, the normal rate is 160 to 180 beats per minute. The normal rate for a kitten's pulse is much higher, usually about 200 beats per minute.


What is a venule?

a smaller version of a vein.


Do different blood tests test for different things?

There are multiple types of blood tests ranging from a complete blood count to testing very specific blood properties such as iron levels. Typically, blood is removed with a needle from a vein or artery in the arm. The amount of which is determined by the number of tests that will be run on the blood. If only a small amount of blood is needed. like that of an iron test, blood will be obtained from a finger prick.


What vessel carries oxygen-rich blood to the lungs?

the right ventricle, ( just to make sure you know, the rights and lefts of the heart are opposites) pumps blood through a valve, and up to the pulmonary vein where it travels to the lungs to be oxygenated by the alveoli, and brought back through the pulmonary artery to were the left atrium and ventricle pump the blood to the aorta, where then is distributed to the brain muscles and body

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What vessels bring blood to liver?

bawbeg vessel


The liver receives blood from what two sources?

from hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery


What is the hepatic artery to portal vein blood flow ratio?

1;3


Vessel that transports nutrients to the liver?

An artery carries blood to the liver, not a vein. The hepatic artery.Maybe you meant to ask which vein receives nutrient-rich blood from the small intestine. That would be the superior mesenteric vein. But it doesn't go to the liver.


What 3 structures are found in the portal triad region of the liver?

hepatic artery, portal vein, and common bile


Why doesn't the hepatic portal vein carry fat into the small intestine?

Because its a "vein" but not 'artery' which carries blood to the organs or its parts.


How does blood flow from small intestine to the right arm?

Superior Mesenteric vein Hepatic portal vein Inferior vena cava Right heart Pulmonary artery Lungs Pulmonary vein Left heart Aorta Aortic arch Brachiocephalic artery Subclavian artery Axillary artery Brachial artery Common interosseous artery or radial artery ..... ish.


Is there such a thing as hepatic portal artery?

NO.Portal vein is a vein,but is an important supply to liver which carries nutrients absorbed from gastrointestinal tract and spleen.Meseteric arteries are the arteries supplying intestine.On the other hand superior mesenteric vein is a tribuatory to portal vein.


What vessels supply blood to the liver?

The proper hepatic artery supplies the liver and gall bladder


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


What is a hepatic triad and what does it consists of?

A portal triad is comprised of a hepatic artery, a hepatic portal vein and a bile duct. There is also a nerve that accompanies each triad.


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.