comparative anatomy of the liver and pancreas

Question 1

functions of the liver

Answer 1

-detoxification and excretion of waste products
-secretion of bile
-storage of lipids, vitamin A and B and glycogen
-synthesis eg- clotting factors and gobulins
-immune function (kupffer cells)

Question 2

what is the largest gland in the abdominal cavity

Answer 2

liver

Question 3

where is the liver located in orientation to the diaphragm

Answer 3

caudal to the diaphragm

Question 4

which side does the liver occupy (same in all species)

Answer 4

right

Question 5

do ruminants have their liber entirely to the right

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

where in relation to the liver is the gall bladder located

Answer 6

between the right medial lobe and quadrate (gallbladder fossa)lobe

Question 7

what species have no gallbladder

Answer 7

horse, rat, pigeon

Question 8

which side of the liver has a strongly convex surface

Answer 8

towards the diaphragm (cranial)

Question 9

which side of the liver is concave

Answer 9

facing towards the viscera (lies against and is impressed by stomach, duodenum etc)

Question 10

what marks the visceral surface

Answer 10

the portal of the liver (bile duct, portal vein and hepatic vessels enter and leave)

Question 11

where is the liver located in the diaphragm

Answer 11

cranial

Question 12

what sits caudally to the liver

Answer 12

stomach, intestinal mass, right kidney

Question 13

4 main lobes of the liver (present in all species)

Answer 13

left lobe, right lobe, quadrate lobe, caudate lobe

Question 14

which animal doesn’t have a left lateral or left medial lobe

Answer 14

ruminants

Question 15

what animals are missing right lateral lobe and right medial lobe

Answer 15

ruminants, horse, rabbit

Question 16

what animals are missing a papillary process

Answer 16

pigs and horses

Question 17

liver location in the dog

Answer 17

on the right of the stomach, pancreas, right kidney, duodenum and ventraly to the greater omentum

Question 18

which ribs does the liver fill on a dog

Answer 18

between the 7th and 9th rib

Question 19

liver biopsy puncture of a dog

Answer 19

caudal to the xiphiod process

Question 20

what is the xiphoid process

Answer 20

bit of cartillage under the ribcage

Question 21

where does horse liver lie

Answer 21

completely within the ribcage caudal margin reaches the 15th ICS

Question 22

where is the horse liver biopsy

Answer 22

12th intercostal space and 8th intercostal space

Question 23

where is the liver located in the cow

Answer 23

entirely confined to the right, reaches dorsally as far as the last rib

Question 24

where to take a liver biopsy in a cow

Answer 24

10th ICS, 1/4 of the length of the rib

Question 25

which ICS does cow gall bladder lie

Answer 25

10th

Question 26

what is each liver lobe covered by

Answer 26

serosa (visceral peritoneum) overlying thin connective tissue capsule