Blood Vessels & the Liver (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Biology)

Blood Vessels & the Liver: Extended

Extended Tier Only

• You must be able to identify the main blood vessels to and from the liver

  • The hepatic artery brings oxygenated blood from the heart to the liver

  • The hepatic vein brings deoxygenated blood from the liver back to the heart

  • The hepatic portal vein transports deoxygenated blood from the gut to the liver

Mammalian circulatory system