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Q. Hepatic portal system starts from

Body Fluids and Circulation

Solution:

• A vein which does not carry blood directly to the heart but carries blood to another organ is called portal vein.
• The flow of deoxygenated blood from the digestive tract to the liver before returning to the heart is called hepatic portal circulation.
• Glucose is carried from digestive tract to liver by hepatic portal vein.
• Blood leaves the liver through the hepatic vein.