Exam 4 Part 5 Flashcards
lobule
functional unit of liver
at periphery: portal triad
at center: central vein
drains blood from 2 of 3 triad vessels
blood mixes in sinusoid on way to central vein
from central vein: blood -> hepatic vein -> inferior vena cava
portal triad
at periphery of lobule; contaisn artery, vein, bile duct
artery in portal triad
arterial blood (high in O2) from hepatic artery <- aorta
vein in portal triad
venous blood (low in O2) <- GI tract
gall bladder
sac-like,stores and concentrates bile (about 10x)
bile
greenish fluid produced by liver; fat digestion
pancreas
“sweatbreads”
mixed gland
pancreas exocrine function
produces digestive enzymes (pancreatic juice) in acinar cells; carrried to duodenum via pancreatic duct
pancreas endocrine function
produces hormones (for blood sugar regulation) in islet cells via blood
biliary apparatus
network of ducts: not blood vessels
L & R hepatic ducts (from liver) merge -> common hepatic duct
cystic duct
common hepatic duct and cystic duct -> common bile duct
bile duct and pancreatic duct -> hepatopancreatic ampulla
common hepatic duct
Left and right hepatic ducts merge
cystic duct
connects gallbladder to common hepatic duct
2 way transport
common bile duct
common hepatic duct merges with cystic duct
connects to duodenum
hepatopancreatic ampulla
common bile duct and pancreatic duct merge
ampulla
swelling