Assertion: portal vein | /r/CapableOf | carry venous blood
Facets:
value: to the liver
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the spleen
type: LOCATION
value: for the purpose of detoxification
type: PURPOSE
value: from the gi tract
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The liver is unusual in that it has a double blood supply; the right and left hepatic arteries carry oxygenated blood to the liver, and the portal vein carries venous blood from the GI tract to the liver.
text: Supplying approximately 75% of the liver's blood supply, the hepatic portal vein carries venous blood drained from the spleen, gastrointestinal tract, and its associated organs.
text: Portal vein carries venous blood from the spleen to the liver for the purpose of detoxification, and then returns it for circulation through the hepatic nerve.