Identify the three veins that merge to form the hepatic portal vein

A) azygos, hemi-azygos, and phrenic veins
B) hepatic, splenic, and sigmoid veins
C) superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, and splenic veins
D) hepatic, splenic, and pancreaticoduodenal veins
E) hepatic, right and left colic veins


Answer: C

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