Which of the following statements about the liver is FALSE?

a. the liver is supplied with both hepatic arteries and veins
b. the inferior mesenteric, splenic, and superior mesenteric veins deliver venous blood to the liver
c. the presence of continuous capillaries in the liver allows new plasma proteins made in the hepatocytes to enter the capillaries
d. all of the listed responses are true; none is false


Ans: c. the presence of continuous capillaries in the liver allows new plasma proteins made in the hepatocytes to enter the capillaries

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