Blood is Drained from the Liver by The

Question

Blood is drained from the liver by the
A) inferior vena cava.
B) celiac trunk.
C) hepatic vein.
D) hepatic portal vein.
E) both the hepatic vein and the hepatic portal vein.

Accepted Answer

The hepatic vein drains blood from the liver and returns it to the systemic circulation via the inferior vena cava. The hepatic portal vein brings blood from the intestines and other abdominal organs to the liver for processing, but it does not drain blood from the liver.