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