Hepatic portal system

Hepatic portal system
The hepatic portal vein and its territory
Details
LocationAbdomen
Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system or portal venous system is the system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal venous system in the body is the hypophyseal portal system.[1]

  1. ^ Saladin, Kenneth S. (2011). Human anatomy (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 571. ISBN 9780071222075.