Which unusual arrangement of blood vessels is associated with the hepatic portal circulation?

A. Capillaries in the liver drain directly in the portal vein

B. The portal vein carries oxygenated blood

C. Blood passes through two capillary beds before returning to the venous circulation

D. The portal vein links the arterial and venous circulations without an intervening capillary bed

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C. Blood passes through two capillary beds before returning to the venous circulation

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