Tim Taylor is a senior writer at Innerbody Research focusing on human anatomy and physiology. Tim earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and his Master's degree in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh.
The hepatic portal vein is a vein which arises from networks in the stomach, intestines, pancreas, and spleen; these vessels carry blood from these organs through the hepatic portal vein to the liver. There, the blood enters capillary-like hepatic sinusoids, called the hepatic portal system. After passing through the portal veins of the liver, blood is carried through a series of merging vessels into the hepatic veins. These empty into the inferior vena cava, and return the blood into circulation.
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