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*Parasympathetic nerves from vagal trunk
*Parasympathetic nerves from vagal trunk
==Lymphatics==
*Effernt vessels pass to hepatic nodes around the hepatic porta
*The lymph drains into the visceral cysterna chyli
*Some lymph travels to the accessory hepatic and caudal mediastinal lymph nodes on the caudal vena cava
*Complete obstruction of the hepatic artery is fatal
*Complete obstruction of the hepatic artery is fatal
*Almost entirely intra-thoracic
*Enlarged caudate process contacts right kidney
===Equine===
===Equine===
*No papillary lobe
*No papillary lobe
*In the foal the liver liver is larger and more symmetrical
*Bile duct opens into the [[Duodenum - Anatomy & Physiology|duodenum]] at the same papillae as the major pancreatic duct
*Bile is constantly secreted
===Porcine===
===Porcine===