Gastrointestinal System IV

Liver, Monkey

Central veins, cords of liver cells and portal areas(portal vein, hepatic artery and bile duct) are distinct. The largest structure is a branch of the portal vein and is thin-walled; the smallest is the artery or arteriole, a branch of the hepatic artery; the bile ductule is intermediate in size and recognized by its lining of simple cuboidal epithelium.