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JAMB Biology 1983 Question 50

Question 50

Transport in Animals

The path taken by glucose from the ileum to the heart is

  1. A.ileum → hepatic portal vein → hepatic artery → vena cava → heart
  2. B.ileum → hepatic portal artery → hepatic artery → vena cava → heart
  3. C.ileum → hepatic portal vein → vena cava → heart
  4. D.ileum → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart
  5. E.ileum → hepatic portal vein → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (ileum → hepatic portal vein → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart.)

Explanation

Glucose absorbed in the ileum goes in the hepatic portal vein to the liver, leaves the liver in the hepatic vein, and reaches the heart through the vena cava.