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Where will a drop of blood reach last as it is being filtered by the liver?...

Where will a drop of blood reach last as it is being filtered by the liver?

A) Hepatic portal vein

B) Sinusoid

C) Portal triad

D) Common hepatic artery

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Answer #1

A. wrong option.

The hepatic portal vein brings blood from the intestine to the liver for filtration.

B. The correct option.

liver sinusoids are small blood vessels that receive blood from the hepatic artery and portal vein branches. Actual exchange of substances takes place here. they finally drain to hepatic veins and then to inferior vena cava.

C. wrong option

portal triad consist of branches of the portal vein and hepatic artery which brings blood to the liver tissue. the third structure in the portal triad is the bile duct.

D. wrong option.

It provides oxygenated blood to the liver.

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