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The Vascular System-Hepatic Portal Circulation

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In this specialized pathway of systemic circulation, blood from the ___________ and ______ circulates through the liver before returning to the heart.   Digestive organs, spleen  
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The portal vein is formed by the unio0 of two large veins, the _______ vein and the _______ vein.   Superior mesenteric, splenic  
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From the portal vein, blood flows into the ________ in the liver and then to the hepatic veins to the ____________, which returns blood to the right atrium.   Sinusoids, inferior vena cava  
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The hepatic portal circulation differs in that there are tow sets of _______ in which exchanges take place.   Capillaries  
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The first set of capillaries is in the _______ and _______, and the second set of capillaries is the sinusoids in the _______?   Digestive organs & spleen, liver  
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