The Nurse Educator Is Reviewing the Blood Supply of the GI

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is reviewing the blood supply of the GI tract with a group of medical nurses. The nurse is explaining the fact that the veins that return blood from the digestive organs and the spleen form the portal venous system. What large veins will the nurse list when describing this system? Select all that apply.

A) Splenic vein
B) Inferior mesenteric vein
C) Gastric vein
D) Inferior vena cava
E) Saphenous vein