Abdominal Cavity Flashcards
Largest gland in the body, intraperitoneal
Liver
What are the four lobes of the liver
Large right
Small left
Cuadate
Quadrate
2 ligaments in the liver
Falciform
Round ligament of liver
All _______ In the bloodstream will pass through the liver before distribution (nutrients from GI tract and medicine, filtration system for the body
Contents
What forms the portal triad
Hepatic portal vein, proper hepatic artery, and bile duct
Where is the location of the porta hepatis
Portal triad
The ________
brings nutrients
from digested food in the intestines to
hepatocytes.
Strips of hepatocytes where nutrients is taken up
Hepatic cord
Functions of hepatocytes
Bile production
Stores lipids and converts nutrients
Storage unit for access bile
Gallbladder
Bile comes from
Left and right hepatic ducts
Common hepatic duct and cystic
duct from gallbladder join to form
the
Common bile duct
Gallstones from hardened deposits of bile, caused by excess cholesterol
Cholelithiasis