The umbilical vein connects to the systemic circulation, by way of the portal sinus, pre-sumably via hepatic sinusoids (1) to the hepatic veins. The portal sinus is dilated. D, Absent ductus venosus. The umbilical venousreturn bypasses the portal sinus and the liver.
Joey Feek: Late Country Singer Honored At ACM Awards With Touching Tribute And Standing Ovation. Lindsay McCane. Joey Feek, the late country singer, was honored at the 2016 ACM Awards on Sunday, April 3, just one month after she lost her battle with terminal cancer at the young age of 40.
America's Pop Music Hall of Fame. Sad to report the death of Joey Powers, 82, who had a top five hit with Midnight Mary in 1964. Here is his obituary. Joseph S. Joey Powers Ruggiero, 82, of Washington, died Friday, January 20, 2017, in Washington Hospital.