In which organ would you find both the hepatic portal system and the bile duct system?

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In which organ would you find both the hepatic portal system and the bile duct system?

The liver. The hepatic portal system brings nutrient-rich blood from the GI tract to the liver for processing, while the bile duct system carries bile produced by hepatocytes through intrahepatic ducts and into larger hepatic ducts. These ducts are formed within the liver and converge to form the common hepatic duct, so both systems are housed together in the liver. The pancreas has its own duct system, the gallbladder stores bile but doesn’t host the portal blood supply, and the stomach isn’t involved with bile or hepatic portal drainage.

The liver. The hepatic portal system brings nutrient-rich blood from the GI tract to the liver for processing, while the bile duct system carries bile produced by hepatocytes through intrahepatic ducts and into larger hepatic ducts. These ducts are formed within the liver and converge to form the common hepatic duct, so both systems are housed together in the liver. The pancreas has its own duct system, the gallbladder stores bile but doesn’t host the portal blood supply, and the stomach isn’t involved with bile or hepatic portal drainage.

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