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2. Liver, Gallbladder & Heptic Portal System Diagram | Body Maps

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   The Hepatic Portal System. The hepatic portal system is a series of veins that carry blood from the capillaries of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas to capillaries in the liver. It is ...

3. Hepatic portal system - Wikipedia

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   Abdomen. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system or portal venous system is the system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal venous systems in the body are the renal portal system, and the hypophyseal portal system. [1]

4. Abdomen and the Kidneys | Body Maps - Healthline

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   Kidneys. Kidneys are the most crucial organs of the urinary system. Their main function is to control water balance in the body by filtering blood and creating urine as a waste product to be ...

5. Portal Hypertension Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, Tests - WebMD

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   Portal hypertension is an increase in the blood pressure within a system of veins called the portal venous system. Veins coming from the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas merge into the ...

6. Kidney: Function and Anatomy, Diagram, Conditions, and Health ...

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   The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They help the body pass waste as urine. They also help filter blood before sending it back to the heart. The kidneys perform many ...

7. Renal portal system - Wikipedia

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   Renal portal system. A renal portal system is a portal venous system found in reptiles, and fish excluding hagfish and lampreys. It is not found in mammals. [1] Its function is to supply blood to renal tubules when glomerular filtration is absent or downregulated. [2]

8. What Is a Hepatic Vein and What Does It Do? - WebMD

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   The other is the portal vein, which delivers blood from your stomach, intestines, and the rest of your digestive system. What Hepatic Veins Do Your blood supplies oxygen and nutrients to all the ...

9. Portal vein - Wikipedia

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   The portal vein or hepatic portal vein ( HPV) is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents. Approximately 75% of total liver blood flow is through the portal vein, with the remainder coming from the ...