DEV2022 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Portal Vein, Inferior Vena Cava, Lobules Of Liver
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There is no visceral peritoneum that covers that area hence its called the bare area. Exocrine organ = secrete products into a duct. Umbilical and vitelline vessels that supply the liver. Falciform ligament was a mesentery in the embryo. In adults, it is still attached to the inner aspect of the abdominal wall. At the time of birth, that pathway is closed off, leaving behind a closed off collapsed vessel. Nutrients and toxins heads towards the liver courtesy of the hepatic portal vein. Inferior vena cava is not the vein that takes care of the venous drain. Ciliac, superior mesentery and inferior mesentery have counterparts in the venous system where they join up and forms the portal vein. The function of the liver is to filter and extract the blood that it receives. The blood vessels from the capillaries are rather leaky.
