Cirrhosis of the liver. a disease commonly associated with alcoholism, obstructs blood flow through the hepatic blood

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Cirrhosis of the liver. a disease commonly associated with alcoholism, obstructs blood flow through the hepatic blood vessels. As a result the blood backs up, and the capillary pressure greatly increases in the organs drained by the hepatic portal system. What effects might this increasing capillary pressure produce, and which organs would it affect?
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Holes Human Anatomy and Physiology

ISBN: 978-0078024290

14th edition

Authors: David Shier, Jackie Butler, Ricki Lewis

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