Class 4 - Station 1: Accessory Organs of the GI Tract - Liver Flashcards
1
Q
The round ligament of the liver is a remnant of which embryological structure?
A
Left umbillical vein
2
Q
What are the 4 lobes of the liver?
A
- Caudate lobe
- Quadrate lobe
- Right lobe
- Left lobe
3
Q
How do you identify the caudate lobe?
A
- Next to the IVC
- Superior to the porta hepatis
4
Q
How do you identify the quadrate lobe?
A
- Next to gall bladder and ligamentum teres
- Inferior to the porta hepatis
5
Q
What is the bare area of the liver?
A
Part of the liver that is non peritonised.
- Connected to the diaphragm so is on the superior surface
6
Q
What are the three structures present in the porta hepatis?
A
Common hepatic duct
Right and left branches of the hepatic artery
Portal vein
7
Q
What fold of the peritoneum is wrapped around the structures of the porta hepatis?
A
Lesser omenutm
- More specifically the hepaticoduodenal ligament
8
Q
What are the main histological features that allow you to identify the liver?
A
- Cells arranged in sheets that converge towards a central vein
- At the corners of the lobules there is a portal triad (vein, artery and bile duct)
- Sinusoids leading to central vein
