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Drugs Given Orally Are Absorbed from the Intestines into the Blood

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Drugs given orally are absorbed from the intestines into the blood of the portal vein.Before this vein empties into the general circulation,it passed through the ________.


Definitions:

Apex

The top or highest part of something, often used to describe the pointed end of the heart.

Circumflex Artery

An artery that branches off from the coronary arteries to supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood.

Inferior Vena Cava

The largest vein in the human body, which carries deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the right atrium of the heart.

Pulmonary Vein

A vascular channel that transports blood enriched with oxygen from the lungs to the heart's left atrium.

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