Hepatic portal system

Hepatic portal system
The hepatic portal vein and its territory
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LocationAbdomen
Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system or portal venous system is a system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal venous system in the body is the hypophyseal portal system.[1]

  1. ^ Saladin, Kenneth S. (2011). Human anatomy (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 571. ISBN 9780071222075.
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