Does the hepatic portal system begin and end with capillary beds?

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Does the hepatic portal system begin and end with capillary beds?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-16T15:31:43

Yes.

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Portal system is the system of blood vessels that begins and ends in the capillaries. Hepatic portal system consists of veins. These veins begin in the capillary bed of stomach and intestine and ends in the capillary beds of the liver (liver sinusoids). Following diagram shows the basic scheme of the hepatic portal system :

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