Explain Hepatic portal circulation

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Portal means that connect one organ to another before pumping blood to heart...in hepatic portal intestine connect to liver through hepatic portal vein

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Q. Out of the following, which substance is not related with hepatic portal circulation?

Q. Which of the following is not found in hepatic portal circulation in post absorptive phase:-

Statement 1: Portal vein begins from one organ as capillaries and ends in another organ as a vein.

Statement 2: The hepatic portal system is an example of the portal circulation.

Q. Explain the flow of blood through the hepatic portal system

Assertion (A): A complex of veins beginning and ending in capillaries through which blood circulates before returning to the heart is called a portal system.

Reason (R): All mammals have a hepatic portal system.

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