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BIO May Exam

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Question:

How does blood reach the liver?

Author: Rebeca Lorena Arce Fonseca



Answer:

Hepatic portal vein takes deoxygenated blood away from hepatocytes, while the hepatic artery supplies it with oxygen rich blood. the vein and the artery divide into vessels called sinusoids which are in very close contact with the hepatocytes


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