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  2. Portal vein - Wikipedia

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    The portal vein or hepatic portal vein (HPV) is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver.This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents.

  3. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    Blood vessels are the tubular structures of a circulatory system that transport blood throughout a vertebrate's body. [1] Blood vessels transport blood cells, nutrients, and oxygen to most of the tissues of a body.

  4. File:Venous system en.svg - Wikipedia

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  5. Vein - Wikipedia

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    The inferior vena cava is the larger of the two. The inferior vena cava is retroperitoneal and runs to the right and roughly parallel to the abdominal aorta along the spine. Deep, superficial, and perforator veins. The three main compartments of the venous system are the deep veins, the superficial veins, and the perforator veins. [15]

  6. Superior mesenteric vein - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the small intestine (jejunum and ileum).Behind the neck of the pancreas, the superior mesenteric vein combines with the splenic vein to form the portal vein that carries blood to the liver.

  7. Peripheral vascular system - Wikipedia

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    Image of a wrist with peripheral veins visible. The peripheral vascular system is the part of the circulatory system that consists of the veins and arteries not in the chest or abdomen (i.e. in the arms, hands, legs and feet).

  8. File:Vein (retouched).svg - Wikipedia

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  9. List of veins of the human body - Wikipedia

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    A list of veins in the human body: Veins of the heart. Coronary sinus. Great cardiac vein; Oblique vein of left atrium; Middle cardiac vein; Small cardiac vein