Chapter 12 & 13 Flashcards
The liver is located in the:
Right hypochondrium
The liver is enclosed by the ______ capsule
Glisson’s
The ligamentum venosum separates the _____ and ______
Caudate lobe and left lobe
Hepatopedal flow means
Towards the liver. (Portal veins and arteries have this flow)
Hepatofugal flow means
Away from the liver. Hepatic veins are hepatofugal
Liver weight
1400 - 1800 g
Liver measurement (right mid clavicular line)
13-17 cm
Liver function
Metabolism, forms bile and urea
Gallbladder wall should be less than
3mm
Gallbladder length
8-12 cm
Gallbladder width
3-5 cm
The gallbladder divides into these sections:
Fundus, body, and neck
What is the hormone released when we eat to trigger bile expulsion
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Bile is ____% water
82
The liver is divided into 3 lobes:
Right, left and caudal
What is the porta hepatis
Site at which vessels, ducts, nerves enter or leave liver
Bare area definition
Area of liver pressed against diaphragm que no tiene peritoneum, como un hueco que conecta alante con atras
The falciform ligament divides the liver into what sections
Left and right lobes
The round ligament used to be
Umbilical vein
Coronary ligaments
Attach liver to diaphragm
The ligamentum venosum queda en medio de:
Caudate lobe and left lobe
The portal triad consists of:
Hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile duct
Bile is secreted by what cells
Hepatocytes
Liver produces about _______ ml of bile per day
900
