Biliary Tract Flashcards
(135 cards)
____ converges to form the RT and LT hepatic duct?
Intrahepatic Bile Duct
The RT and LT hepatic ducts join to form the _____
Common Hepatic Duct (CHD)
Where is the GB located?
Inferior end of Main lobar fissure
The GB neck tapers to form the ___ ?
Cystic duct
The cystic duct joins with what?
CHD
What Cystic duct and the CHD form the ___ ?
CBD
What CBD and the main panc duct form the ___?
Ampulla of vater
What is another name for the pancreatic duct?
Duct of Wirsung
What does the Portal triad consist of ?
MPV, CHD, PHA.
What do sonographers refer to the portal triad as?
Mickey mouse
What supplies the GB?
Cystic artery
Where does the cystic artery branch from?
RHA
What is the GB divided into?
Neck, Body, Fundus.
What is a spiral fold which controls bile flow in the cystic duct.
Valve of Heister’s
What is an ABNL sacculation (diverticulum) of the neck of the GB?
Hartmann’s pouch
Where is the phrygian cap located?
A fold between the body and fundus of the GB
Where is a junctional fold in the GB?
Between the body and the neck (infundibulum) of the GB
The GB passes posterior to the ___ and ___ and then joins the main ___ at the ___.
Duodenum and Panc Head
Panc duct at the ampulla of vater
Where does the Ampilla of vater empties through and is what is it controlled by?
Duodenal papilla
Sphincter of Oddi
What is a NL wall thickness?
<3mm
What can cause GB wall thickening?
Cholecystitis
Hypoalbuminemia
Ascities
Hepatitis
CHF
Pancreatitis
What are the 3 types of jaundice?
Pre hepatic, Hepatic, Post Hepatic
What is Pre-Hepaic jaundice caused by?
Excessive red cell breakdown
What happens if the liver excessively breaks down red cells?
The liver becomes overwhelmed and the liver cant conjugate bilirubin = unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia