In the adult, the hepatic portal system carries nutrients absorbed from the digestive tract to the liver. In the fetus, nutrients are absorbed at the placenta, and the vessel that carries these nutrients to the liver is the
A) placental vein.
B) hepatic portal vein.
C) internal iliac vein.
D) umbilical vein.
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