What is hepatic portal vein and hepatic portal artery??

 

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There exists hepatic portal vein in hepatic portal system but not hepatic portal arteries.

Blood supply to liver is maintained by hepatic arteries and hepatic veins.

The hepatic portal vein is one of the major components of the hepatic portal system. The hepatic portal vein is not considered to be a true vein because it does not directly drain into the heart. It carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract and drain it into the liver. The liver is responsible for the detoxification of the blood before it reaches the other parts of the body.

Hepatic arteries supply oxygenated blood to liver and hepatic veins carry away deoxygenated blood from liver.