7 - Liver structure and function Flashcards
how much does liver weigh
about 1.5 kg
how many major lobes is there
2
which majfor lobe is bigger
right
what are the 2 minor lobes of the liver
caudate and quadrate
liver porta content and location
wher hte blood veslels including hepatic portal vein, hepatic arteyr, righ and left hepatic ducts, lympathics, common ehptiac duct exit
inferior side of right lobe
wher is the causdate area
top and middle back of liver
where is hte bare area of the liver
anterior right side
wher ishte the quatre lobe
bottom and middle of liver
what covers the bare area of the liver
coronary ligament
what is a hepatic lobule
hexaciton which contains basic strucle unit of the liver
what is on the outside ofhte hepatic lodule
portal triad
what connects porta triad to central vein
sinusoids
what is included in a portal triad
portal vein, bile duct, hepatic artery
what does the central bvein goonto form
ivc
what is the pareenchymla clel of liver
hepatocytes
what are the non parechmyla cell of the liver
liver sinusoid endothelilal cell
hepatic stellate cell
kupffer cells
pit cells
what is the liver sinusoid endothela cell function
cells that lie betwen blood in the sinusoid and hepatic cells maintaining vagla tone and acting as a week barrier
fucntion of hepatic stellate cellcs
storage of vitamen a , and growth factors and repair of liver damgage