Chapter 3 (page 15)

Question 1

The _____ is the largest gland in the body. It weighs about _____ in an average adult.

Answer 1

liver

3 pounds

Question 2

Where is the liver located?

Answer 2

It is

located in the right hypochondriac and epigastric regions under the diaphragm.

Question 3

What structure provides protection to the liver?

Answer 3

The rib cage

Question 4

How many lobes does the liver have?

Answer 4

Two lobes: The Left and right lobes

Question 5

Caudate lobe and Quadrate lobe are part of ____________.

Answer 5

Left lobe

Question 6

What lobe is located inferior to the left lobe?

Answer 6

Quadrate lobe

Question 7

Right lobe is known as the:

Answer 7

largest lobe

Question 8

What is Falciform ligament?

Answer 8

Separates the right and left lobes

Suspends the liver from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall

Question 9

Round ligament is also known as:

Answer 9

Ligamentum teres

Question 10

It runs along the inferior edge of the falciform and Is a fibrous remnant of the fetal umbilical vein:

Answer 10

Round ligament

Question 11

What part of the liver is fused to the diaphragm?

Answer 11

Superior liver

Question 12

Most of the liver is enclosed by a serosa (visceral peritoneum) except for the superior liver. True or False:

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The ____________ of the perineum anchors the liver to the

lesser curvature of the stomach.

Answer 13

Lesser Omentum