THE LIVER. 



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The hepatic artery also penetrates the transverse fissure. It accom- 

 panies the portal vein in its ramifications, giving off nutrient twigs 

 to the connective-tissue framework and to the walls of the vessels. 



The terminal branches, very minute, pour any remaining blood into 

 the venous plexus at the margin of the lobules, thus providing arterial 

 blood for the lobular parenchyma. 



