Question

The diagram above show, how things get to and from the liver. They are labelled as A, B, C, D, E and F. Which one of the following labellings is the correct one?

• A. A is the hepatic portal vein and E is the hepatic vein.
• B. C is the intestine and F is the hepatic portal vein.
• C. D is the hepatic portal vein and F is the hepatic vein.
• D. B is pancreatic artery and E is the hepatic artery.
• E. D is the hepatic portal vein and E is the hepatic vein.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

D is the hepatic portal vein and F is the hepatic vein.

The hepatic portal vein is a blood vessel that conducts blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver. Hepatic veins are the blood vessels that drain deoxygenated blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.