chapter 43 f2f part 1 Flashcards

1
Q

largest gland of the body and a major organ

A

liver

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2
Q

receives nutrient-rich blood directly from the GI tract

A

liver

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3
Q

bile is stored temporarily in the

A

gallbladder

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4
Q

what organ produces bile

A

liver

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5
Q

liver can be found in what?

A

upper right portion

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6
Q

macrophages that are localized in the liver

A

kupffer cells

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7
Q

how many grams does the liver weighs?

A

1200 and 1500 g

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8
Q

how many lobes does a liver have?

A

four

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9
Q

blood supply comes from what vein

A

portal vein

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10
Q

what vein is RICH IN NUTRIENTS but POOR in OXYGEN

A

portal vein

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11
Q

this artery is rich in oxygen/carries oxygen

A

hepatic artery

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12
Q

hepatic artery is connected to what artery?

A

abdominal artery

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13
Q

how many percent of blood supply comes from the portal vein?

A

80%

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14
Q

how many percent of blood supply enters by way of the hepatic artery and is rich in oxygen

A

20%

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15
Q

give a metabolic function of liver

A

glucose metabolism
protein metabolism
fat metabolism
drug metabolism
bile formation
ammonia conversion

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16
Q

what are the vitamins stored in the liver

A

VIT A; B; D; B Complex
Iron and Copper

17
Q

what are the diagnostic test for liver

A

liver function test
serum aminotransferase

18
Q

this test is a sensitive indicators of injury such as hepatitis

A

serum aminotransferase

19
Q

what are the three types of serum aminotransferase

A

aspartate aminotransferase
alanine aminotransferase
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

20
Q

what is the other term for ALT

A

SGPT/ serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase

20
Q

what is the other term for AST

A

SGOT/ serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

21
Q

identify the serum aminotransferase: damage to heart, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, brain

22
Q

what organs does AST/SGOT affects?

A

heart
liver
kidney
brain
muscle

23
Q

what organs does ALT/SGPT affects?

A

liver only

24
Q

what serum aminotransferase metabolize the natural glutathione ?

A

gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

25
Q

what does ggtp affects?

26
Q

what serum aminotransferase leads to cholestasis, alcohol liver disease?

27
Q

what serum aminotransferase leads to cirrhosis or course of hepatiits

28
Q

obstructed bile duct

A

chlestasis