Gi Complex Disorder

Question 1

What are the two sources of that supply the blood to the liver?

Answer 1

Portal vein (nut. Rich drains GI tract) 
Hepatic artery (oxygen rich) 
Blood exits liver by way of===>the hepatic vein which empties into the IVC

Question 2

Ammonia conversion

Answer 2

Converts ammonia (potential toxin) into urea (excreted in urine)

Question 3

Functions of the liver

Answer 3

Regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes bile, which helps carry away waste products from the liver by doing the following 9

Question 4

9 things the liver does

Answer 4

Glucose metabolism 
Ammonia conversion 
Protein metabolism 
Fat metabolism 
Vitamin and iron storage 
Drug metabolism 
Bile formation 
Bilirubin excretion 
Clotting factors

Question 5

Biliary system

Answer 5

Consists of the organs and ducts (bile ducts, gallbladder, and other stuff) that are involved in the production and transportation of bile.

Question 6

The 2 function of the bile?

Answer 6

Bile: greenish-yellow fluid (consisting mainly of waste products