Assertion: portal vein | /r/CapableOf | send nutrient-rich blood
Facets:
value: from spleen
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: ‘Hepatic’ means of or relating to the liver, therefore the hepatic portal vein is a blood vessel that sends nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver, but also delivers toxins to the liver that will be chemically modified in the proces of detoxication.