4.1.3 The Liver Flashcards

1
Q

What is the Liver?

A

A Large gland

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2
Q

In which Quadrant is the Liver situated?

A

The Upper Right Quadrant

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3
Q

In life, how is the liver described?

A

A Reddish / Brown colour, soft in consistency and very friable

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4
Q

What are the 2 lobes visible on the Anterior Surface of the Liver?

A
  1. The Right Lobe

2. The Left Lobe

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5
Q

What Separates the 2 Lobes visible on the Anterior Surface of the Liver?

A

The Falciform Ligament

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6
Q

What is connected to the Falciform Ligament?

A

The Liagmentum Teres (Round Ligament)

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7
Q

What is the Ligamentum Teres an Embryological Remnant of?

A

The Foetal Umbilical Vein

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8
Q

What connects the Superior aspect of the Right lobe of the Liver to the Diaphragm?

A

The Coronary Ligament

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9
Q

What connects the Superior aspect of the Left lobe of the Liver to the Diaphragm?

A

The Left Triangular Ligament

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10
Q

What additional 2 lobes of the Liver are Visible from the Posterior view of the Liver?

A
  1. The Caudate Lobe

2. The Quadrate Lobe

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11
Q

Which Posterior area of the Liver is in Direct Contact with the Diaphragm?

A

The Bare Area of the Liver

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12
Q

Is the Bare are of the Liver covered by Peritoneum?

A

No

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13
Q

From a Posterior View, where can the Right Triangular Ligament be seen?

A

At the Superior Right border of the Liver, Just inferior to the Bare area of the Liver

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14
Q

What is the name of the collection of vessels, visible from a posterior view of the Liver?

A

The Porta Hepatis

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15
Q

What Vessels make up the Porta Hepatis?

A
  1. The Hepatic Portal Vein
  2. The Hepatic Artery
  3. The Hepatic Duct
    Others:
  4. The Hepatic Nerve Plexus
  5. The Lymphatic Vessels
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16
Q

What fold of the Peritoneum is wrapped around the Porta Hepatis?

A

The Lesser Omentum

17
Q

Which Major Vein is closely related to the Liver?

A

The Inferior Vena Cava

18
Q

Where is the Caudate Lobe of the Liver situated?

A

At the Posterosuperior Surface of the Liver, adjacent to the Inferior Vena Cava

19
Q

Where is the Quadrate Lobe of the Liver situated?

A

At the Posteroinferior Surface of the Liver, Inferior to the Porta Hepatis

20
Q

What lies immediately posterior to the Quadrate lobe of the Liver?

A

The Gall Bladder

21
Q

What is the Colic Area of the Liver?

A

The Posterolateral Surface of the Liver where there is an indentation from the Hepatic Flexure of the Colon

22
Q

What is the Gastric Area of the Liver?

A

The Posteromedial Surface of the Liver there there is an indentation from the Stomach

23
Q

Do the Hepatic Veins pass through the Porta Hepatis?

A

No

24
Q

How are the Liver arranged Histologically?

A

There are Hexagon of Branches of the Porta Hepatis (containing a Hepatic Duct, Hepatic Artery and Hepatic Potal Vein) surrounding a Central Vein

25
Q

How does the Blood Flow through the Hepatocytes?

A

The Blood flows from the Hepatic Portal Vein, and Hepatic Artery, through the Hepatocytes where it is processed. This will then be deposited in the Central Vein

26
Q

How does the Bile flow?

A

The Bile flows from Hepatocytes towards the Hepatic Duct (away from the Central Vein)

27
Q

What do the Central Veins fuse to form?

A

The Hepatic Veins

28
Q

Where do the Hepatic Veins drain into?

A

The Inferior Vena Cave