Digestive Part 3 Flashcards
Liver
Exocrine gland: produces____ that emulsifies fat
bile
Liver
Endocrine gland: secretes hormones including ____ and ____
erythropoietin and thrombopoietin
Processes dietary amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and vitamins
Liver
Synthesizes plasma proteins
Liver
Liver
Stores carbohydrates in form of_____
and releases same in form of_____
glycogen
glucose
Detoxifies and excretes through bile endogenous and exogenous toxic substances
Liver
Eliminates particulate materials from blood by phagocytosis
Liver
Liver:
Capsule
More commonly known as_____
Thin, fibroelastic capsule
Covered with mesothelium, except for part that is reflected on inferior surface of diaphragm
Glisson capsule
Connective tissue from capsule penetrate organ at porta hepatis
Arborize extensively and divide liver into lobules
Septa
Branches of hepatic artery and portal vein and tributaries of bile duct accompany each other at connective tissue septae
Septa
Portal triad – branches or tributaries in interlobular connective tissue of:
Portal vein
Hepatic artery
Bile duct
Interlobular connective tissue
Portal triad
Portal area
Liver cells or
hepatocytes
Comprise about 80% of cell population of liver
Perform all metabolic and secretory (exocrine and endocrine) functions of liver
Liver cells or hepatocytes
Liver cells or hepatocytes
Lateral surfaces of adjoining hepatocytes form______
bile canaliculus
Capillaries travelling between hepatocytes
Sinusoids
Two other functionally important cells are found with the sinusoids of hepatic lobules:
Kupffer cells
Ito cells
Stellate macrophages
APCs
Remove any bacteria or any debris present in the portal blood
Kupffer cells
with small lipid droplets that store vitamin A and other fat -soluble vitamins
Hepatic stellate cells (or Ito cells)
produce extracellular matrix (ECM) components and cytokines that help regulate Kupffer cell activity
Hepatic stellate cells (or Ito cells)
are located between the hepatocytes and the sinusoids
SPACE OF DISSE or Perisinusoidal space