Question

The hepatic portal system starts from

• A. Digestive system to the liver
• B. Kidney to liver
• C. Liver to heart
• D. Liver to kidney

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Digestive system to the liver

The correct option is A

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The hepatic portal system is a venous system that includes the hepatic portal vein and associated capillaries.
2. It is in charge of guiding blood from various regions of the gastrointestinal system to the liver.
3. The system starts with the digestive system's capillaries and veins.
4. It transports venous blood from the lower esophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon, and spleen to the liver through the portal vein.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option B:

1. The body organ which is mainly responsible for disposing of the waste products from our body in the way of urine is called Kidney.
2. The organ which is responsible for food digestion, storage of energy, and removing poisons from the body is the Liver.
3. There is no connection between substance transport from the kidney to the liver or vice-versa.

Option C:

1. The hepatic artery is the way through which blood comes into the liver.
2. This will supply further highly oxygenated blood from the lungs.
3. The central hepatic vena of the liver carries deoxygenated blood which will further leave the liver and starts to travel to the heart.

Option D:

1. The body organ which is mainly responsible for disposing of the waste products from our body in the way of urine is called Kidney.
2. The organ which is responsible for food digestion, storage of energy, and removing poisons from the body is the Liver.
3. There is no connection between substance transport from the kidney to the liver or vice-versa.

Final answer: The hepatic portal system starts from the Digestive system to the liver.