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  2. Portal venous system - Wikipedia

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    General diagram of a portal venous system, for example, this occurs in the hypophyseal portal system between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland.. In the circulatory system of vertebrates, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first going through the heart.

  3. Portal vein - Wikipedia

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    The portal vein is not a true vein, because it conducts blood to capillary beds in the liver and not directly to the heart. It is a major component of the hepatic portal system , one of three portal venous systems in the human body; the others being the hypophyseal and renal portal systems.

  4. File:Circulatory System en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Add left branch of the portal vein: 08:07, 16 June 2020: 550 × 830 (841 KB) Jmarchn: Added: Coronary vessels (improving the appearance of the heart at the exit of large vessels); the enterohepatic circulation (with the portal vein, and the mesenteric and splenic vessels) and the meaning of the used abbreviations. 21:25, 25 May 2020: 512 × 711 ...

  5. Hepatic portal system - Wikipedia

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    The inferior mesenteric vein connects in the majority of people on the splenic vein, but in some people, it is known to connect on the portal vein or the superior mesenteric vein. Roughly, the portal venous system corresponds to areas supplied by the celiac trunk , the superior mesenteric artery , and the inferior mesenteric artery .

  6. File:Venous system en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Corrections of arrows of external iliac vein. 19:44, 21 June 2020: 550 × 830 (1.08 MB) Jmarchn: Correct epigastric vein anatomy: 11:43, 21 June 2020: 550 × 830 (1.03 MB) Jmarchn: Corrections to celiac trunk, iliac vessels (adding posterior branchs to internal iliac vessels)and thoracic arteries. Add left branch of the portal vein, added ...

  7. Cardiac physiology - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac physiology or heart function is the study of healthy, unimpaired function of the heart: involving blood flow; myocardium structure; the electrical conduction system of the heart; the cardiac cycle and cardiac output and how these interact and depend on one another.

  8. Anatomy of the human heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...

  9. Heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. [1] Heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. [2] The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissue, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. [3]