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Hepatic Portal
Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which system is Hepatic Portal Circulation specific to? | Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract |
| The Hepatic Portal Circulation system use which types of Blood Vessels? | Veins |
| Where is the Hepatic Portal Circulation system located? | blood circuit from organs of the Digestive Tract --> Liver |
| What is the function of the Hepatic Portal Circulation system? | Stores, Modifies, or Detoxifies substances from GI Tract - adds Plasma Proteins & Glucose to blood |
| How does blood get from the Hepatic Portal Circulation system back into Systemic Circulation? | via Hepatic Veins --> Inferior Vena Cava |
| From where does the Portal Vein receive Venous blood? | Splenic, Gastric, Inferior/Superior Mesenteric Veins |