yes, it is rich in digested nutrients. Prior to entering general circulation the liver converts the digested nutrients into what the body needs. Ex: glucose may be stored as glycogen.
hepatic portal vein
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.
The hepatic portal vein is formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric veins, the splenic veins and also receives blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins.
The liver is connected to two blood vessels, one called the hepatic artery and the other the portal vein. The portal vein carries nutrients digested from the gastro intestinal track.See the related links for more information.
bawbeg vessel
Portals systems in the human body refer to blood vessels that allow for the transport of blood between two different organ systems before returning to the heart. The hepatic portal system, for example, carries nutrient-rich blood from the digestive system to the liver for processing.
The hepatic portal vein is formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric veins, the splenic veins and also receives blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins.
hepatic portal vein
Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the organs.
The liver receives a dual blood supply from the hepatic portal vein and hepatic arteries. Hepatic portal vein gets it a food supply which comes from digestive canal.
hepatic portal system
from hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery