GI2 Flashcards
Outer surface of the liver is covered by a capsure called
Glisson’s capsule
Hepatocytes are arranged in hepatic plates
Cell thick
In adult, 1 cell thick
Up to 7 yrs, 2 cell thick
Hepatic plates are separated by
Sinusoidal capillaries
Hepatocytes make up
80% of cell population of the liver
Binucleated cells are common
Lifespan of hepatocytes
5 mos
How do hepatic sinusoids differ from other sinusoids?
They have Sinusoidal Macrophages or Kupffer Cells
Sinusoids are lined by endothelium that is
Fenestrated or discontinuous
Cell lining the sinusoids that store Vitamin A but when is in a pathological state it could turn into collagen/myofibroblast
Stellate cells / Hepatic Lipocyte : Lto
Area between sinusoidal endothelium and hepatic plates
Space of disse or pre-sinusoidal space
Space between connective tissue and hepatocytes
Portal canal
Oval or berry shaped - represents the smallest functional unit of the heptic parenchyma
Liver acinus
Short axis of the h. acinus
Long axis
Imaginary line between two portal vein
Imaginary line between two terminal hepatic venule
Zone that’s first to show changes after bile duct occlusion
Zone 1
Sone prone to fat accumulation, ischemic necrosis
High levels of esterases
Zone 3
Monitor blood flow and content in the biliary tree
Cholangiocytes