Question

What is the significance of hepatic portal system in the circulatory system?

Answer 1

circulatory system. They are called thehepatic (liver) and renal (kidneys)portal systems. The hepatic system isimportant because it collects blood from the intestine and passes it to the liver, the centre for many chemical reactions concerned with the absorption of food into the body and the control of substances…

Answer 2

the hepatic portal systemis the system of veins comprising the hepatic portal vein and its tributaries. It is also called the portal venous system, although it is not the only example of a portal venous system, and splanchnic veins, which is notsynonymous with hepatic portal system and is imprecise (as it means visceral veins and not necessarily the veins of the abdominalviscera).

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