Veins leaving the digestive system are diverted to the liver before returning to the heart so that blood flows through the liver. Which of the following are not true regarding the hepatic portal vein? Select all that apply. Blood from the digestive tract enters the liver via the hepatic vein. Liver phagocytic cells cleanse the blood of microbes that entered via the digestive tract. Blood sugar concentrations are regulated by the liver. Blood from the liver returns to the right atrium of the heart via the superior and inferior vena cava. Toxins in the blood are broken down before reaching the liver. Blood in the mesenteric veins enters into the hepatic portal vein.
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