Hepatic Portal System

Which three veins come together to form the hepatic portal vein?

1) Splenic vein 2) superior mesenteric vein 3) inferior mesenteric vein

The hepatic portal vein delivers ____________ blood drained from the digestive organs to the _____.

deoxygenated, liver

Once blood reaches the liver from the digestive organs, deoxygenated blood percolates through the ________ in the liver lobule toward the _____ vein.

sinusoids, central

Once reaching the central vein, the central veins reconverge to form the ______ veins that drain blood into the ____ _____ and from there back to the _____

hepatic, vena cava, heart

What is the general order of blood flow from the heart, through the digestive organs, to the liver, and back to the heart?

1) aorta 2) superior mesenteric artery 3) capillaries of small intestine 4) superior mesenteric vein 5) hepatic portal vein 6) capillaries (sinusoids of the liver) 7) hepatic veins 8) inferior vena cava 9) heart

The hepatic portal system is important because it means nutrients absorbed from the digestive system organs go to the ____ making it act as a monitor for the status of things being ingested

Liver is important in metabolizing many substances including ____, ________, and __________.

fats, proteins, carbohydrates

Toxins that get into the body go to the liver first, so they can be ________ into non-toxic materials.

converted