part of part of overlaps overlaps channels_into Homo sapiens hepatic portal vein http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Gray591.png https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/blood-vasculature-female/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-f-blood-vasculature.glb https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/blood-vasculature-male/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-m-blood-vasculature.glb FMA:50735 vena portae hepatis primary hepatic portal vein A portal vein that transports nutrients from the digestive tract to the liver[Kardong]. HPV primary hepatic portal veins Wikipedia:Hepatic_portal_vein In humans A vein in the abdominal cavity that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen. It is usually formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins, and also receives blood from the inferior mesenteric, gastric, and cystic veins. The hepatic portal vein is a major component of the hepatic portal system, one of the main portal venous systems in the body. Conditions involving the hepatic portal vein cause considerable illness and death. An important example of such a condition is elevated blood pressure in the hepatic portal vein. This condition, called portal hypertension, is a major complication of cirrhosis worldwide. [WP,unvetted] ZFA:0005090 Adults of all vertebrates lose the vitelline veins and establish a single large hepatic portal vein (...) by the selective retention of parts of the left and right subintestinals and of several anastomoses that occur between them within and just posterior to the liver.[well established][VHOG] liver portal vein TAO:0005090 VHOG:0000642 portal vein of liver hepatic portal tree AAO:0010214 portal vein uberon UBERON:0001639 MA:0002132 portal vein liver hepatic portal system