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Which of the following statements about the anatomy of the liver is true?

a. the porta hepatis is located on the posterior surface of the liver and provides exit and entry for the major vessels, nerves, and ducts.
b. Glisson capsule extends over the posterior surface of the liver except at the attachment to the diaphragm.
c. The hepatic artery maintains the arterial supply while venous blood from the stomach, pancreas, intestines, and spleen travels to the liver via portal vein and its branches.
d. Bile is manufactured by the hepatic sinusoids.

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The correct statement about the anatomy of the liver is:

c. The hepatic artery maintains the arterial supply while venous blood from the stomach, pancreas, intestines, and spleen travels to the liver via portal vein and its branches.

This statement is correct as the hepatic artery carries oxygenated blood to the liver while the portal vein carries nutrient-rich but deoxygenated blood from the stomach, pancreas, intestines, and spleen to the liver. The liver processes this blood, removing toxins and metabolizing nutrients, before it enters the systemic circulation through the hepatic veins. The porta hepatis is located on the anterior surface of the liver and provides exit and entry for the major vessels, nerves, and ducts. The Glisson capsule is a fibrous layer that covers the liver's surface, but it does not extend over the posterior surface of the liver. Bile is not manufactured by the hepatic sinusoids but rather by hepatocytes, the functional cells of the liver, and is transported to the bile ducts for storage and eventual release into the duodenum.

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