Chapter 10 - The Liver Flashcards

1
Q

Area superior to the liver that is not covered by peritoneum so that inferior vena cava may enter the chest

A

bare area

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2
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Smallest lobe of the liver situated on the posterosuperior surface of the left lobe; the ligamentum venosum is the anterior border

A

caudate lobe

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3
Q

Area between the right and left hypochondrium

A

epigastrium

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4
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Extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm in a sagittal plane and contains the ligamentum teres

A

falciform ligament

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5
Q

Left upper quadrant of the abdomen that contains the left lobe of the liver, spleen, and stomach

A

left hypochondrium

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6
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Lies in the epigastrium and left hypochondrium

A

left lobe of the liver

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7
Q

Supplies the left lobe of the liver

A

left portal vein

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8
Q

Appears as bright echogenic foci on transverse image; along with falciform ligament, it divides medial and lateral segments of left lobe of the liver

A

ligamentum teres

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9
Q

Separates left lobe from caudate lobe; shown as echogenic line on the transverse and sagittal images

A

ligamentum venosum

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10
Q

Boundary between the right and left lobes of the liver; seen as hyperechoic line on the sagittal image extending from the portal vein to the neck of the gallbladder

A

main lobar fissure

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11
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Enters the liver at the porta hepatis

A

main portal vein

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12
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Right upper quadrant of the abdomen that contains the liver and gallbladder

A

right hypochondrium

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13
Q

Largest lobe of the liver

A

right lobe of the liver

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14
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Supplies the right lobe of the liver; branches into anterior and posterior segments

A

right portal vein

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15
Q

Enzyme of the liver

A

alkaline phosphatase

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16
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Alanine aminotransferase - enzyme of the liver

17
Q

Aspartate aminotransferase - enzyme of the liver

18
Q

Yellow pigment in bile formed by the breakdown of red blood cells; excreted by liver and stored in the gallbladder

19
Q

Blood urea nitrogen; laboratory measurement of the amount of nitrogenous waste and creatinine in the blood

20
Q

Classification of liver disease where hepatocytes are the primary problem

A

hepatocellular disease

21
Q

Parenchymal liver cell that performs all functions ascribed to the liver

A

hepatocyte

22
Q

Flow away from the liver

A

hepatofugal

23
Q

Flow toward the liver

A

hepatopetal

24
Q

Uncontrolled increase in blood glucose levels

A

hyperglycemia

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Deficiency in blood glucose levels
hypoglycemia
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Specific laboratory tests that look at liver function (aspartate or alanine aminotransferase, lactic acid dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin)
liver function tests
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Classification of liver disease where the main problem is blocked bile excretion within the liver or biliary system
obstructive disease
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Hypoechoic mass with an echogenic central core (abscess, metastases)
bull's-eye (target) lesion
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Develops when normal venous channels become obstructed
collateral circulation
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Affects hepatocytes and interferes with liver function
diffuse hepatocellular disease
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Outside the liver
extrahepatic
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Within the liver
intrahepatic
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Most common form of neoplasm of the liver; primary sites are colon, breast, and lung
metastatic disease
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Any new growth (benign or malignant)
neoplasm
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Pus-forming collection of fluid
pyogenic abscess