clinical anatomy of jaundice

Question 1

what is jaundice

Answer 1

Yellowing of the sclera (white of eyes) and skin

Caused by an increase in the blood levels of bilirubin

Question 2

what organs are linked together by the formation of bilirubin

Answer 2

liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas and small intestines

Question 3

what with bilirubin

Answer 3

normal by product of break down of red blood cells

mainly occurs in spleen

used to form bile in the liver

Question 4

what is bile important for

Answer 4

normal absorption of fats in small intestine

Question 5

some functions of the liver

Answer 5

glycogen storage
bile secretion
other metabolic function

Question 6

surface anatomy of liver

Answer 6

located in mainly RUQ

protected by ribs 7-11

location hanged in breathing

Question 7

what is the subphrenic recess

Answer 7

tuck hand up and above liver

Question 8

how will you find the hepatorenal recess

Answer 8

tuck and below liver, hand between liver and kidney

Question 9

4 anatomical lobes of liver

Answer 9

right lobe, left lobe, caudate lobe, quadrate love

Question 10

what is the porta hepatis

Answer 10

site of portal triad structures

Question 11

what is the falciform ligament

Answer 11

round ligament of the liver

remnant of the umbilical vein

Question 12

what does each of the 8 functional segments of the liver have

Answer 12

branch of hepatic arterty
branch of hepatic portal vein
bile drainage - to bile duct
venous drainage

Question 13

two parts of the lesser omentum

Answer 13

Hepatoduodenal lig. and Hepatogastric lig.

Question 14

what is the coeliac trunk

Answer 14

first of three midline branches of the aorta

retroperitoneal

leaves aorta at T12 vertabral level

Question 15

what does the coeliac trunk supply and what are the branches of it

Answer 15

organs of the forgut

Splenic artery
Left gastric artery
Common Hepatic artery

Question 16

what ribs protect the spleen

Answer 16

9-11

Question 17

what is anastomosis

Answer 17

collection of blood vessel

Question 18

blood supply to the liver

Answer 18

right and left hepatic artery
branches of the hepatic artery proper

hepatic portal vein

liver as DUAL blood supply

Question 19

what is the function of the HPV

Answer 19

drains blood from forgut, midgut and hindgut to the liver for first pass metabolism (cleaning)

Question 20

hepatic portal vein is formed by

Answer 20

splenic nerve
superior mesenteric vein

infertor mesenteric vein

inferior vena cava

Question 21

where does the gallbladder lie

Answer 21

posterior aspect of the liver

anterior to the duodenum

Question 22

function of the gall bladder

Answer 22

stores and contrates bile in between meals

Question 23

bile flows in and out of the gallbladder via the…

Answer 23

cystic duct

Question 24

blood supply of the gallladder

Answer 24

via cystic artery

branch of right hepatic artery - located in the cyctohepatic trangle (of calot)

Question 25

what is inflammation of the gall bladder or cystic duct usually caused by

Answer 25

irritation or impact from a gallstone

Question 26

what is the removal of the gall bladder called

Answer 26

Cholecystectomy