The hepatic portal system
A. transports nutrients from the digestive tract to the liver.
B. has no pumping mechanism between the capillary beds.
C. allows the liver to detoxify substances entering the body through the digestive tract.
D. begins and ends with capillary beds.
E. All of the choices are correct.
Answer: E
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