Accessory Digestive Organs Flashcards
____ and ____ Embryological outgrowths of primitive gut; Function as accessory digestive organs
Liver and pancreas
____ is largest gland & internal organ—divided into 4 lobes (L, R, caudate, & quadrate)
Liver
Detoxification of metabolic waste (e.g., deamination of AA’s urea)•Metabolism & detoxification of drugs & toxins (e.g., alcohol, abx)•Destruction of senescent rbc’s•Recycling of Hb via synthesis & secretion of bile•Synthesis of plasma proteins (clotting factors, albumin, lipoproteins)•Miscellaneous metabolic functions (e.g., glycogen synthesis & storage, gluconeogenesis) are the main functions of the _____
Liver
External surface of liver covered by a ____ called ______
connective tissue capsule; Glisson’s capsule
Monosaccharides & AA’s from digestion enter liver via ____; carries 75-80% of body’s deoxygenated blood to liver; also carries potentially toxic compounds absorbed from diet to liver to be conjugated or detoxified
hepatic portal V
Oxygenated blood supplied to liver by
hepatic A
hepatic A is a branch of
celiac trunk
hepatic A turn into _____ in hepatic lobules
portal Aa
Carries only ~20-25% of blood to liver; mixes with unoxygenated blood from portal V to perfuse liver cells
portal Aa
T/F: Liver is a nutrient rich, but O2 poor environment
True
Venous drainage of lobules via _____ which empties into ____
central Vv; hepatic V
liver cells are called
hepatocytes
Most _____ diploid, but some polyploid &/or binucleate
hepatocytes
Contain large #’s of cytoplasmic granules (rER & lysosomal products) & storage products
hepatocytes
Aging hepatocytes accumulate brown pigment called
lipofuscin
Individual hepatocytes polygonal, arranged in anastomosing _____
cords
Individual hepatocytes polygonal, arranged in anastomosing cords paralleled by ________
venous sinusoids
Sinusoids lined by ________ cells, a discontinuous endothelium, with gaps between endothelial cells
sinusoidal lining cells
Between sinusoidal lining cells & hepatocytes is ______ continuous with lymphatics
space of Disse(= perisinusoidal space)
Hepatic cords & sinusoids supported by ____ fibers
reticulin (type III collagen)
Within sinusoids & space of Disse are phagocytic _____
Kupffer cells (Mφ)
Occasional _____ between hepatocytes—fat-storing cells containing lipid droplets, used for Vit A & D storage
Ito cells
Cords of hepatocytes arranged in ____
lobules
Classic lobule is arranged based on _____
blood flow
Classic lobule—based on blood flow; roughly hexagonal, with ____ in middle of lobule
central V (= centrilobular V, terminal hepatic venule)
Outer margin of each lobule delimited by _____
thin, connective tissue septum
______ are located at each “corner”, contain portal A, V, L, & bile duct
Portal tracts/ triads
What do the portal tracts contain?
portal A, V, L and bile duct
Blood enters from _____, percolates through sinusoids of lobule, drains via _____
portal tracts; central V
triangular area; based on bile flow (opposite to blood flow)
Portal lobule
Portal lobule is based on _____
Bile flow
_____ has portal triad in center and central veins at corners
portal lobule
diamond–shaped region between neighboring central Vv
Acinus
In Acinus lobule organization, _____ located along longitudinal axis, with ______ at sides
Central Vv; portal tracts
Combines aspects of blood flow, oxygenation, metabolism & pathology
Acinus organization of liver lobules