The |veins| of the |liver| are relatively large to accommodate the great volume of ~blood~ passing through it. The |liver| receives 28% of the body's total cardiac output of ~blood~, which equates to 2 1/2 pints (1.4 liters) of ~blood~ circulating through an average adult at rest every minute. After passing through the |liver|, the ~blood~ leaves the |liver| by way of the |hepatic vein|, which drains into the |inferior vena cava|.
