Question

The hepatic veins drain into what vessel?

A) MPV

B) Splenic vein

C) IVC

D) Hepatic artery

E) Caudate vein

Answer 1

The hepatic veins drain into the inferior vena cava after the processed blood passes through the hepatocytes in the liver.

Step-by-step explanation:

The hepatic veins are responsible for draining systemic blood from the liver. After the hepatocytes, which are the major functional cells of the liver, process bloodborne nutrients and other substances like drugs and toxins, the cleansed blood is released back into circulation. This blood from the liver drains into the central vein and then flows through the hepatic vein into the larger vessel. The correct answer to which vessel the hepatic veins drain into is C) IVC, the inferior vena cava.