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Hepatofugal
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flow direction away from the liver
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Hepatopetal
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flow direction toward the liver
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High-resistance Vascular Bed
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vessels with reversed flow in diastole that supply organs that do not demand constant blood perfusion
flow is not constant |
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Low-resistance Vascular Bed
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vessels supplying organs that demand constant forward blood flow or perfusion
continous blood flow |
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The portal vein and its tributaries are responsible for approximately how much of oxygenated blood supply to the liver
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70%
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The hepatic artery is normally responsible for approximately how much of oxygenated blood supply to the liver
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30%
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