Accessory Digestive Organs Flashcards
Major functions of liver:
- Detoxification of metabolic waste (e.g., deamination of AA’s
➔ urea) - Metabolism & detoxification of drugs & toxins (e.g., alcohol,
antibiotics) - Destruction of senescent RBC’s
- Recycling of Hb via synthesis & secretion of bile
- Synthesis of plasma proteins (clotting factors, albumin,
lipoproteins) - Miscellaneous metabolic functions (fat, carbohydrate,
proteins, etc.)
(Liver function) *Detoxification of metabolic waste (e.g., deamination of AA’s
➔ _____)
urea
Products of digestion enter liver via ________
hepatic portal V
hepatic portal V Also carries potentially toxic compounds absorbed from ___
to liver to be conjugated or detoxified
diet
Oxygenated blood supplied to liver by _____, a branch of
celiac trunk ➔ R/L hepatic Aa in hepatic lobules
hepatic A
Oxygenated blood supplied to liver by hepatic A, a branch of
celiac trunk ➔ ______ in hepatic lobules
R/L hepatic Aa
R/L hepatic Aa – Carries only ~20-25% of blood to liver; mixes with
_____ blood from portal V to perfuse liver cells
unoxygenated blood
Liver is a nutrient rich, but ____ poor environment
O2 poor
Venous drainage of lobules via ____ ➔ hepatic V ➔
IVC
central Vv
Venous drainage of lobules via central Vv ➔ hepatic V ➔
___
IVC
Cell types found in liver:
hepatocytes, endothelial cells, kupffer cells, and stellate cells
(cells in liver) – main functional cell, arranged in plates or cords
around sinusoids
Hepatocytes
(cells in liver
– line the sinusoids
Endothelial cells
(cells in liver)
* liver-specific macrophages
Kupffer cells –
(cells in liver)
–storage of Vitamin A
- Stellate cells (Ito cells)
Describe Hepatocytes
Polyhedral, round nucleus,
displaced chromatin &
prominent nucleolus
* Most hepatocytes diploid,
but some polyploid &/or
binucleate
* Contain large #’s of
cytoplasmic granules (rER
& lysosomal products) &
storage products
* Aging hepatocytes
accumulate brown
pigment, lipofuscin
Hepatocytes–Contain large #’s of
______ (rER
& lysosomal products) &
storage products
cytoplasmic granules
Aging hepatocytes
accumulate brown
pigment, _____
lipofuscin
Individual hepatocytes
polygonal, arranged in
_______ paralleled
by venous sinusoids
anastomosing cords
Individual hepatocytes
polygonal, arranged in
anastomosing cords paralleled
by ______
venous sinusoids
Sinusoids lined by sinusoidal
lining cells, a _____
endothelium, with gaps
between endothelial cells
discontinuous
Hepatic cords & sinusoids
supported by meshwork of
_____
reticulin fibers (Type III
collagen)
Within sinusoids & space of
Disse are _______ cells
phagocytic Kupffer
cells (M)
Occasional _____ cells
between hepatocytes—fat-
storing cells containing lipid
droplets, used for Vit A & D
storage
stellate or Ito cells
storing cells containing lipid
droplets, used for Vit A & D
storage
stellate or Ito cells
The liver has its own version of macrophage known
as the ______ .
Not only do these remove foreign particles,
they also work with the spleen to destroy old RBCs.
Kupffer cell
remove foreign particles,
they also work with the spleen to destroy old RBCs
Kupffer cell
major storage site
for vitamin A.
stellate cells
In liver injury, it becomes a
transitional cell or
myofibroblast-like cell capable
of synthesising collagen types I,
III and IV as well as laminin.
stellate cells
Thin, discontinuous, highly fenestrated
endothelium that does not rest on a
basement membrane
Hepatic sinusoids
Hepatic sinusoids separated from the hepatocytes by
the ___
space of Disse or the
perisinusoidal space
Found in the liver between a
hepatocyte and a sinusoid. It contains
the blood plasma.
Hepatic sinusoids
Microvilli of hepatocytes extend into
this space, allowing proteins and other
plasma components from
the sinusoids to :
be absorbed by the
hepatocytes.
Low resistance vascular channels that
allow blood to come into contact with
hepatocytes over a large surface area.
Hepatic sinusoids
Made by hepatocyte & secreted into bile canaliculi between cells
bile
Concepts of liver lobules:
Classical Hepatic Lobule
* Portal Lobule
* Hepatic Acinus of Rappaport
Cords of hepatocytes
arranged in _____
lobules
—based on
blood flow; roughly
hexagonal, with central V in
middle of lobule
Classic lobule
Classic lobule—based on
blood flow; roughly
hexagonal, with central V in
middle of lobule
(= centrilobular V, terminal
hepatic venule)
(hepatic lobule) Outer margin of each lobule
delimited by ___
thin, connective
tissue septum
____
located at each
“corner”, contain
hepatic A, br. portal
V, L, & bile duct
Portal tracts/ triads