Beginner Hepatic Portal Vein Quiz

Q1. Which two veins usually unite to form the hepatic portal vein?

• Superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein
• Azygos and hemiazygos veins
• Inferior vena cava and renal vein
• Right and left hepatic veins

Q2. Where is the hepatic portal vein usually formed?

• Within the renal hilum
• Inside the liver sinusoids
• Anterior to the stomach
• Posterior to the neck of the pancreas

Q3. Which organ receives blood carried by the hepatic portal vein?

• Suprarenal gland
• Spleen
• Liver
• Kidney

Q4. Which structure does the portal vein pass posterior to as it ascends from its formation?

• Left kidney
• Urinary bladder
• First part of the duodenum
• Sigmoid colon

Q5. Within which ligament does the hepatic portal vein ascend toward the porta hepatis?

• Falciform ligament
• Broad ligament
• Hepatoduodenal ligament
• Gastrosplenic ligament

Q6. Which structure lies posteriorly within the classic portal triad?

• Cystic artery
• Common bile duct
• Proper hepatic artery
• Hepatic portal vein

Q7. Into which major branches does the hepatic portal vein usually divide at the liver?

• Superior and inferior portal branches only
• Right and left portal branches
• Right and left hepatic veins
• Anterior and posterior renal branches

Q8. What type of blood does the hepatic portal vein primarily carry?

• Oxygenated blood from the aorta
• Lymph from the intestine
• Venous blood from digestive organs to the liver
• Venous blood from the liver to the heart

Q9. Which vein commonly drains directly into the hepatic portal vein near the lesser curvature of the stomach?

• Azygos vein
• Right hepatic vein
• Left gastric vein
• Left renal vein

Q10. What happens to portal venous blood after it enters intrahepatic portal branches?

• It flows into the renal glomeruli
• It enters hepatic sinusoids
• It enters the inferior vena cava without traversing liver tissue
• It enters the gallbladder lumen