hepatic portal system or portal venous system is the system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal venous system in...

the hepatic portal system, one of three portal venous systems in the human body; the others being the hypophyseal and renal portal systems. The portal vein...

arteries): the renal portal system. Unqualified, portal venous system usually refers to the hepatic portal system. For this reason, portal vein most commonly...

into another through veins Hepatic portal system, the portal system between the digestive system and the liver Hepatic portal vein, a vein that drains blood...

metabolic "zones", describing the hepatic acinus (terminal acinus). Each zone is centered on the line connecting two portal triads and extends outwards to...

the stomach fundus and part of the pancreas. It is part of the hepatic portal system. The splenic vein is formed from small venules that leave the spleen...

swallowed, it is absorbed by the digestive system and enters the hepatic portal system. It is carried through the portal vein into the liver before it reaches...

wall into the renal portal system, or alternatively, enable blood from the tail and groin to pass into the hepatic portal system, already served by blood...

rectal vein) and one-third hepatic portal system (superior rectal vein). This means the drug will reach the circulatory system with significantly less alteration...

Portal hypertension is defined as increased portal venous pressure, with a hepatic venous pressure gradient greater than 5 mmHg. Normal portal pressure...

hypertension. At gradients greater than 10 mmHg, blood flowing through the hepatic portal system is redirected from the liver into areas with lower venous pressures...

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a vascular disease of the liver that occurs when a blood clot occurs in the hepatic portal vein, which can lead to increased...

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an altered level of consciousness as a result of liver failure. Its onset may be gradual or sudden. Other symptoms may...

the hepatic portal system. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 682 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918) Portal: Anatomy...

connect two capillary beds. The two systems in verebrates are the hepatic portal system, and the hypophyseal portal system. Anastomoses An anastomosis is a...

passively diffuse from the GI tract to the hepatic portal system (longer fatty acids are absorbed into the lymphatic system) without requirement for modification...

mesenteric vein drains to the hepatic portal vein, the middle colic vein is considered part of the hepatic portal system. This vein also carries nutrients...

GLP-1 is packaged in secretory granules and secreted into the hepatic portal system by the intestinal L-cells located primarily in the distal ileum...

to remove foreign debris and particles that have come from the hepatic portal system when passing through the liver. It is possible for the Kupffer cells...

resection lines parallel the hepatic veins, leaving the portal veins, bile ducts, and hepatic arteries intact. The classification system uses the vascular supply...

resulting from regional variation in the blood supply by the portal vein and/or the hepatic artery. THAD may in some cases be associated with liver tumors...

the superior mesenteric vein combines with the splenic vein to form the portal vein that carries blood to the liver. The superior mesenteric vein lies...

this way, digested lipids (in the form of chylomicrons) bypass the hepatic portal system and thus avoid first pass metabolism, unlike digested carbohydrates...

increased hydrostatic pressure within the blood vessels of the hepatic portal system, which in turn forces water into the peritoneal cavity but leaves...

resistance to blood flow in the liver's capillaries—the hepatic sinusoids: 83 —and consequently portal hypertension, as well as impairment in other aspects...

usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). The inferior mesenteric vein...

biliary tree. The duct, the branches of the hepatic artery, and the portal vein form the central axis of the portal triad. Bile flows in the direction opposite...

affecting one in a million adults. The condition is caused by occlusion of the hepatic veins (usually due to a blood clot) that drain the liver. The symptoms...

Hepatic hydrothorax is a rare form of pleural effusion that occurs in people with liver cirrhosis. It is defined as an effusion of over 500 mL in people...

and are rapidly transported to the liver via the hepatic portal system rather than the lymphatic system. The severe carbohydrate restrictions of the classic...