The single vessel that drains blood from the digestive tract organs to the liver is the ________.
A) hepatic vein
B) hepatic portal vein
C) renal vein
D) inferior vena cava

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The hepatic portal vein is the single vessel that drains blood from the digestive tract organs to the liver, delivering nutrients and toxins for processing before entering the systemic circulation. The hepatic vein drains blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava, not from the digestive tract organs. The renal vein drains blood from the kidneys, and the inferior vena cava is a major systemic vein that receives blood from many organs.

The Single Vessel That Drains Blood from the Digestive Tract