9.   The hepatic portal system drains venous blood from               a. capillaries in the intestines, spleen, pancreas, stomach...

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9.   The hepatic portal system drains venous bloodfrom

             a. capillaries in the intestines, spleen, pancreas, stomach andgallbladder into sinusoids in the liver

             b. the lower extremities and stomach into the spleen, from thereinto the inferior vena cava

             c. the stomach and kidneys into the liver and then on into theinferior vena cava

             d. the brachia into the liver, then into the inferior vena cava

             e. liver into the inferior vena cava

13. The main branches of the human aortic arch include all ofthe following EXCEPT

             a. right brachiocephalic artery

             b. right subclavian artery

             c. left subclavian artery

             d. left common carotid artery

             e. all of the above are direct branches of the aortic arch inhumans (cats differ)

14. Lymph is drained from the thoracic duct into the

             a. cisterna chyli

             b. right jugular or subclavian vein

             c. left lymphatic duct

             d. right lymphatic duct

             e. left jugular or subclavian vein

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9 aCapillaries in the intestines spleen pancreas stomach and gallbladder into sinusoids in the liver The portal venous system is responsible for 80 of total blood to the liver It basically drains the abdominal part of the GI tract Portal vein is contributed by splenic vein which is contributed by inferior mesenteric vein and superior mesenteric vein Superior mesenteric vein drains blood from the    See Answer
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