Ch. 10 Tempkin Test Flashcards
“A tonguelike extension of the right lobe of the liver” describes a(n)
Riedel’s lobe
A normal left hepatic lobe is ____________ in size and shape.
variable
Any of the following except the ______ may be identified as a fibrous cord that was patent before birth and extends upward from the diaphragm to the anterior wall.
hepatoduodenal ligament
Blood flow to the caudate lobe is supplied by the
right and left portal vein
Each of the following is a blood plasma protein or clotting factor except
arginine
In patients with severe portal hypertension, the left portal vein may communicate with the
umbilical vein
Kupffer cells are specialized liver cells that play a major role in the body’s
defense
Prominent pulsatility of the Doppler waveform in the portal vein is
abnormal
Proximal to the _____________, the left portal vein takes a C-shaped, superior course in the liver.
falciform ligament
The boundaries of the bare area of the liver include
falciform, coronary, and triangular ligaments
The free inferior margin of the left lobe lies adjacent to all of the following except the
hepatic flexure
The hepatic arteries and common bile duct course ______________ to the portal veins at the level of the porta hepatis.
anterior
The inferior surface of the liver is marked by indentations from each of the following except the
head of the pancreas
The left hepatic vein and the left hepatic lobe are separated from the caudate lobe by the
fissure for the ligamentum venosum
The left portal vein serves as ________ between the medial and lateral left lobe.
an intersegmental boundary
The liver is composed of _____ true lobes.
3
The liver metabolizes
fats, carbs, and proteins
The liver occupies a major portion of the _____________ region.
right hypochondriac
The main lobar fissure represents a
boundary between the right and left lobes
The normal sonographic appearance of the liver is
homogeneous
The portal system supplies _____ of the total blood flow to the liver.
75%
The portal veins and hepatic arteries enter the liver and the hepatic ducts exit through the
porta hepatis
The quadrate lobe of the liver is also referred to as
medial portion of the left lobe
The right and left lobes of the liver are related to the _______ of the diaphragm.
undersurface
The three main tributaries to the portal confluence are the inferior mesenteric vein, the superior mesenteric vein, and the
splenic vein
The visceral surface of the liver is superior and anterior to each of the following except the
undersurface of the diaphragm
The ____________ surface of the liver normally rests on the abdominal organs.
inferior
Tumor invasion of the portal vein may be observed in association with cancerous lesions of the liver or with metastases. Color Doppler scanning demonstrates tumor vascularity within the portal vein lesion by the presentation of: high resistance venous signals.
low resistance arterial signals
Which description of the location of the liver is correct?
inferior to the dome of the diaphragm
Which is NOT a major component of the bile secreted by the liver?
fat
Which is NOT related to the caudate lobe of the liver?
splenic vein
Which of the following is a function of the liver?
all of the above
serving as a reservoir for blood, synthesizing blood proteins and heparin, storing minerals and vitamins
