GI commonly misses Flashcards
falciform ligament?
separates lobes of liver and attaches to the anterior abdominal wall
2 parts of the right lobe of the liver?
caudate and quadrate
where is the glisson capsule located
around the liver
why is the stomach environment sterile
stomach acid
what keeps bacterial numbers to a minimum in the duodenum
bile acid secretion, motility, and antibody production
where are there low concentrations of aerobes
jejunum
where is anaerobic bacteria located in the intestines
distal to the ileocecal valve
bilirubin?
byproduct of the destruction of aged RBC
what gives bile a green/black color and is resp for the yellow tinge in jaundice
bilirubin
3 types of bilirubin
conjugated, unconjugated, and urobilinogen
what is heme broken down into
iron and biliverdin
what does biliverdin become
unconjugated bilirubin
where does globin go after its broken down from hemoglobin
amino acid pool
what is lipid soluble: unconjugated or conjugated bilirubin
unconjugated bilirubin
what does unconjugated bilirubin + albumin form
bilirubin albumin complex thats soluble in blood