Liver structure

Hepatic artery

Oxygentated blood is supplied to the liver by the hepatic artery it is nutrinet poor and used for aerobic respiration

Hepatic portal vein

The blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digetsed contents- Deoxygenated blood 'not as deoxygenated as as the vein'

dual blood supply

The liver recives blood from two seperate  sources

Liver Lobules

the liver is divided into two large lobules. These are further divided into lobules, which are cylindrical in shape. The hepatic artery and the hepatic portal vein enter the liver and branch into small vessels. These vessles run along the outside of the lobule amd are known as inter-lobular vessels. At intervals branches from…