alleryStart learning →Blood that has just absorbed digested food from the gut is first carried by the portal vein to which organ?
AHeart
BLungs
CKidney
DLiver
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Liver
The hepatic portal vein feeds a second capillary network in the liver before blood goes back to the heart.
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