Biliary tract, gall bladder, pancreas and spleen Flashcards

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Gut-associated organs

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  • Liver
    • Spleen
    • Gall bladder
    • Pancreas
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Bile secreted

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by hepatocytes into bile canaliculi

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Intrahepatic bile duct

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  • Run parallel to portal vein and hepatic artery
    • Smaller bile ducts (ductules) - much thinner wall and cuboidal epithelium
    • Larger bile ducts have a loose connective tissue (flexible) and single layer of columnar epithelium
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Larger bile duct

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loose connective tissue (flexible) and single layer of columnar epithelium

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Smaller bile duct

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(ductules) - much thinner wall and cuboidal epithelium

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Extrahepatic bile duct

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7cm
Runs in free edge lesser omentum
Joined by cystic duct near port hepatis
meets with right end of pancreatic duct - ampulla Vater
Enters 2nd part duodenum at sphincter of Oddi

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Extrahepatic bile duct joined by

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cystic duct near port hepatis

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Ampulla Vater

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Extrahepatic bile duct meets with right end of pancreatic duct

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Extrahepatic bile duct enters

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2nd part duodenum at sphincter of Oddi

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Extrahepatic bile duct wall

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  • Duct wall - dense fibrous connective tissue
    • Duct wall also contains smooth muscle cells
    • Lumen - highly columnar epithelium
    • Blood: cystic vessels (from Coeliac and into portal)
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