The hepatic portal vein drains blood to liver from

Options

A. heart
B. stomach
C. kidneys
D. intestine

Answer

D

Explanation

In the hepatic portal system, the hepatic veins takes blood from intestine to the liver. This way, it takes all the nutrients absorbed from intestine to the liver first, where screening and storing of nutrition takes place
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