General Anatomy · Cardiovascular System · Hard

Sinusoid

Meaning: A small, leaky, widened capillary found in organs such as the liver, spleen and bone marrow.

In practice: Blood from the portal vein percolates through each liver sinusoid before draining to the central vein.

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