Bilary Tract Flashcards
What is the bilary tract composed of?
The liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts
What are the functions of the bilary tract?
- To form bile
- To drain the waste products from the liver into the duodenum
What is bile?
A secretion that aids in the digestion of fats and elimination of waste from red blood cells
What is the largest gland in the body?
Liver
The deepest part of the liver is the ______ just above the _____
The deepest part of the liver is the INFERIOR ASPECT just above the RIGHT KIDNEY
Almost all of the _______ and a large part of the ______ are occupied by the liver.
Almost all of the RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIUM and a large part of the EPIGASTRIUM are occupied by the liver.
The liver is divided into a large ____ lobe and a much smaller ____ lobe.
There are 2 minor lobes and they are located….
The liver is divided into a large RIGHT lobe and a much smaller LEFT lobe.
There are 2 minor lobes and they are located ON THE MEDIAL SIDE OF RIGHT LOBE. CAUDATE LOBE ON POSTERIOR SURFACE AND QUADRATE LOBE ON INFERIOR SURFACE
What is the hilum of the liver called and where is it situated?
Porta hepatis - situated transversely between the 2 minor lobes
What do the portal vein and hepatic artery do?
Convey blood to the liver
In addition to the usual arterial blood supply, where does the liver recieve blood from?
The portal system
At what rate does the liver gland secrete bile each day?
1 to 3 pints (1/2 to 1.5L) each day
Liver
- the _____ gland in the body is the ____
- main function is to ____, a secretion which aids in the ______ of ____ and the elimination of ____ from _____
- _____ is collected from ____ cells and is either carried to the ____ for temporary ____ or poured directly into the _____ to help with ____
Liver
- the LARGEST gland in the body is the LIVER
- main function is to FORM BILE, a secretion which aids in the DIGESTION of FATS and the elimination of WASTE from RED BLOOD CELLS
- BILE is collected from LIVER cells and is either carried to the GALLBLADDER for temporary STORAGE or poured directly into the DUODENUM to help with DIGESTION
Gallbladder
- a ___-shaped sac with ___ walls that functions to ___ bile during ____ periods and then _____ the bile by _____ of its ____ during ____
Gallbladder
- a PEAR-shaped sac with THIN walls that functions to STORE bile during REST periods and then EVACUATES the bile by CONTRACTION of its MUSCLES during DIGESTION
What 3 ducts make up the bile ducts?
- Common Hepatic Duct
- Cystic Duct
- Common Bile Duct