Assertion: portal vein | /r/CapableOf | supply the liver
Facets:
value: with metabolic substrates
type: OTHER
value: in carrying venous blood
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In carrying venous blood from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver, the portal supplies the liver with metabolic substrates and it ensures that substances are first processed by the liver before reaching the systemic circulation.
text: In carrying venous blood from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver, the portal vein accomplishes two tasks: it supplies the liver with metabolic substrates and it ensures that substances ingested are first processed by the liver before reaching the systemic circulation.
text: The hepatic portal vein supplies the liver with metabolic substrate and it ensures that substances ingested are first processed by the liver before reaching the systemic circulation.