FMA4720Veins
A major venous trunk (modeled across 18 segments in the atlas) that conveys blood from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and spleen to the liver.
Conveys nutrient-rich venous blood from the gastrointestinal tract, spleen, and pancreas directly into the liver.
Right upper abdomen within the hepatoduodenal ligament, posterior to the bile duct and hepatic artery.
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Systemic veins empty into the right atrium, while pulmonary veins return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
The hepatic portal venous network carries absorbed nutrients from the digestive organs directly to the liver for metabolic processing.
Lymphatic vessels return excess interstitial fluid collected from tissues back into the venous circulation.