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The Hepatic Portal Vein is one of the most unusual blood vesselsin the body. It carries blood from the capillaries of almost thewhole digestive system to the liver where it goes through anotherset of capillaries before returning to the heart. In addition, itis the only vein that does not have valves. Given thesecharacteristics describe and explain the structure of the vessel asit pertains to vascular resistance.

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Hepatic portal vein system is used to collect blood from the different parts of digestion so as to supply to the liver The hepatic portal veins have a unique structure The resistance to flow blood through the hepatic    See Answer
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