BIOL 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Hepatic Artery Proper, Inferior Mesenteric Vein, Inferior Mesenteric Artery
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Chapter 23: vessels of thoracic, abdominal, and fetal circulation. Three unpaired arteries emerge from the anterior wall of the descending abdominal aorta, supply the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Right side of large intestine (proximal region) and small intestine. The hepatic portal system is a network of veins that drain blood from the gastrointestinal organs and shunts the blood to the liver. The portal vein that delivers nutrient rich blood to the liver is formed by a fusion of three abdominal veins. Superior mesenteric vein blood from small intestine and part of large intestine . Inferior vena cava o o o o. Blood flow through the posterior abdominal organs o o o o o. Clicker question: inferior mesenteric v. splenic v. hepatic portal v. hepatic sinusoids central v. Fetal and newborn circulation (denotes what fetal structure becomes in newborn)
