Multiple Choice
The hepatic portal system
A) begins and ends with capillary beds.
B) transports nutrients from the digestive tract to the liver.
C) allows the liver to detoxify substances entering the body through the digestive tract.
D) has no pumping mechanism between the capillary beds.
E) All of the choices are correct.
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