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AnswerThe portal confluence is the area where the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein meet. They run posterior to the pancreas and form the portal vein.
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Which artery supplies the small intestine and upper half of the large intestine?

Inferior mesenteric


What are the three branches of the aorta?

Celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries


What 3 primary veins collect nutrient rich blood from the intestine and transport it to the hepatic portal?

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.


What 3 primary veins collect nutrient rich blood from the intestines and transport it to the hepatic portal vein?

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.


Mesenteric artery in human?

There are two mesenteric arteries in the human the superior and inferior. Both leave the descending aorta directly nad supply the GI tract. These arteries provide the definition of the the boundaries of the foregut, midgut and hindgut. The superior supplies the midgut and the inferior supplies the hindgut.


What does the inferior mesenteric vein drain?

The Inferior Mesenteric Vein (iMV) drains into the splenic vein. The splenic vein ultimately "meets up" with the Superior Mesenteric Vein (SMV) to form the Hepatic Portal Vein (HPV)


Where is the splenic confluence?

Also called the portal splenic confluence. This is the area where the splenic vein meets the superior mesenteric vein. Together, posterior to the neck of the pancreas, these veins form the portal vein.


The hepatic vein enters what blood vessel?

inferior vena cava


What artery supplies a major part of the large intestine and rectum?

The superior mesenteric artery supplies a major part of the large intestine, including the ascending and transverse colon, while the inferior mesenteric artery supplies the left side of the colon, including the descending colon and rectum.


What are the three veins that form and empty the hepatic portal vein?

The hepatic portal vein is created by the anastamoses between the superior mesenteric vein and spleinc vein. It is arguable that the inferior mesenteric vein joins at this same anastomoses but generally it actually joins the splenic vein which then meats the sup. mesenteric vein as stated above. The veins that drain into the portal vein (ie above the ansastmoses between the splenic and sup. mesenteric) are the cystic vein, the right gastric vein and the posterior-superior part of the pancreaticoduodenal vein.


Which of the following supplies blood to parts of the intestinal tract A superior mesenteric artery B inferior mesenteric artery C right carotid artery D left carotid artery?

Phrenic arteries


Supplies most of the small intestine?

The superior mesenteric