Blood flows into the liver from organs in the gastrointestinal tract via the:

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Blood that returns from the gastrointestinal organs (such as the small and large intestine through the inferior mesenteric vein and superior mesenteric vein), returns to the liver via the portal vein. The portal vein also drains blood from the splenic vein and the veins of the lower esophagus and stomach. Blood that leaves the liver to return to the heart flows into the inferior vena cava. Arterial blood from the aorta is pumped into the celiac artery, a branch of which (the hepatic artery) supplies the liver with oxygen.

Blood Flows into the Liver from Organs in the Gastrointestinal