Function of the liver and hepatobiliary system Flashcards
What does the liver share a blood supply with?
The intestines
What proportion of your body weight is the liver?
1/50th
How many lobes is the liver made of?
2 lobes
What divides the two lobes of the liver?
The falciform ligament
What size are the two lobes in relation to each other?
1/3 left lobe
2/3s right lobe
How is the liver held in place?
Interabdominal pressure
Peritoneum
Where is the liver located?
Right upper quadrant
What is the hylum?
Where blood enters and leaves the liver
What two further lobes are visible from the back of the liver?
Caudate lobe
Quadrate lobe
What variations in gross liver anatomy could be caused by genetic variations?
Hereditary anatomical displacement
Accessory lobes
Clefts
What variations in gross liver anatomy could come about from internal factors?
Portal thrombosis
Cardiac cirrhosis
Fibrosis
Atrophy
What variations in gross liver anatomy could come about from external factors?
Impression effects
Where does hepatic bile drain?
Directly into the duodenum
What is the common hepatic duct?
The duct which transports bile from the liver to the gall bladder
What is the common bile duct?
The duct which transports bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum
How many segments can the liver be divided into?
8 sections
Independent blood supply and bile drainage
What is the name given to the 8 sections of the liver?
Lobule
What are lobules composed of?
Hepatocytes
Sinusoidal channels
Blood vessels
Bile canalicul
What can the liver do that no other organ can?
Regenerate its own mass
Why are colon tumours commonly metastasised in the liver?
Shared blood supply