hepatic portal vein

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hepatic portal vein

See portal vein.

hepatic portal vein,

a large vein through which all venous blood from the gastrointestinal system enters the inferior surface of the liver. The vein then ramifies like an artery to distribute blood to small endothelial-lined hepatic sinusoids, which form the vascular exchange network of the liver.

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