Chapter 7 Liver Flashcards
What are 3 functions of the liver?
- metabolic regulation 2. hematologic regulation 3. bile production
What is the liver?
the largest organ of the abdomen
What regions of the abdomen is the liver in?
hypochondriac and epigastric regions
Where is the liver located?
bordered superiorly, laterally and anteriorly by the right hemidiaphragm
What is the name of the strong connective tissue that covers the surface of the liver?
Glisson’s capsule
Is the liver peritoneal or retroperitoneal?
peritoneal
What are the 4 lobes of the liver?
- left 2. right 3. caudate 4. quadrate
What is the largest lobe of the liver?
right
What separates the right and left lobes of the liver
the main lobar/interlobar fissure
What is the smallest lobe of the liver?
the caudate
Where is the caudate lobe located?
on the inferior and posterior liver surfaces bordered by ligamentum venosum or IVC
Where is the quadrate lobe located?
on the anterioinferior surface of the left lobe between the gallbladder and the fissure of ligamentum teres
What is the fissure for ligamentum teres?
the fissure that divides the left lobe into medial and lateral segments; contains the round and falciform ligaments
What is the ligamentum venosum?
a fibrous remnant of the dutus venosum of the fetal circulation; located between the left lobe and caudate lobe
What is the transverse fissure?
The fissure that contains the horizontal portions of the right and left portal veins