The vein that brings blood to the liver from the intestines is the hepatic portal vein. It collects nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen, allowing the liver to process these nutrients before they enter the systemic circulation. This system is crucial for metabolic regulation and detoxification.
hepatic portal vein
portal vein
hepatic portal vein
The development of a blood clot in the vein that brings blood into the liver. Untreated portal vein thrombosis causes portal hypertension.
Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the organs.
Red Blood cell
Absorbed nutrients from the intestines travel to the liver via the hepatic portal vein. This vein carries blood rich in nutrients from the intestines directly to the liver for processing and storage. Once in the liver, the nutrients are metabolized and distributed to the rest of the body as needed.
hepatic portal vein
for blood to reach the right atrium from the small intestines it follows this path: Small veins - portal vein- liver- inferior caval vein - right atrium The blood flows mostly northwards
The portal vein is a blood vessel that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver. It plays a crucial role in delivering nutrients and toxins absorbed from the intestines to the liver for processing.
The de oxygenated blood from the intestine is rich in nutrients as the small intestine is the organ that involves in absorption of the digested substances. The blood from intestine passes into the liver via the hepatic portal vein. This blood is transported through the liver as the liver regulates the quantity of substances in blood. Then the blood from the liver is taken back to the right atrium of the heart through the hepatic vein.
Blood to be processed by the liver enters via two sources: * the hepatic artery which delivers oxygenated blood from the general circulation * the portal vein from the small intestine (deoxygenated blood) Blood exits through the hepatic vein to the heart.