Circulation of blood to the liver from the small intestine, the right half of the colon, and the spleen via the portal vein; sometimes specified as the hepatic portal circulation, more generally, any part of the systemic circulation in which blood draining from the capillary bed of one structure flows through a larger vessel(s) to supply the capill...
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the circulation of blood through larger vessels from the capillaries of one organ to those of another; see also portal system. specifically, the passage of blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen through the portal vein to the liver; called also hepatic portal circulation.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. circulation of blood to the liver from the small intestine, the right half of the colon, and the spleen through the portal vein; sometimes specified as the hepatic portal circulation; 2. more generally, any part of the systemic circulation in which blood draining from the capillary bed of one structure flows through a lar...
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This is a type of circulatory bypass used when substances in blood or fluid need to be kept out of the general flow. A portal system begins in capillaries and ends in capillaries, and nothing leaves it undocumented.
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