Hepatic System Flashcards
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
= ?
Hepatic System
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
= ?
Hepatic System
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
= ?
Hepatic System
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
= ?
Hepatic System
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
= ?
Hepatic System
(a) Healthy
(b) Fatty
(c) Fibrosis
(d) Cirrhosis
(e) Cancer
Reddish brown organ, 4 lobes, receives 25% of resting cardiac output= ?
Hepatic System
Liver:
- Reddish brown organ with 4 lobes
- Receives 25% of resting cardiac output
- Posteriorly, liver is located between T9-L1 at the midline
- Gallbladder primarily stores bile , Base of gallbladder at the tip of the 9th costal margin
Posteriorly, liver is located between = ?
Hepatic System
- Posteriorly, liver is located between T9-L1 at the midline.
Gallbladder primarily stores = ?
Hepatic System
- Gallbladder primarily stores bile.
Bile
- Greenish yellow secretion that is produced in the liver and passed to the gallbladder for concentration, storage, or transport into the first region of the small intestine, the duodenum.
Function
- Aid in the digestion of fats in the duodenum.
Base of gallbladder at the tip of = ?
Hepatic System
Base of gallbladder at the tip of the 9th costal margin.
Arterial blood to the liver = ?
Hepatic System
Arterial blood to the liver=
(a) Hepatic Artery:
- Branch of celiac artery
Carries partially deoxygenated blood from GI, spleen and associated organs to liver = ?
Hepatic System
Portal vein:
- Carries partially deoxygenated blood from GI, spleen and associated organs to liver.
Functions of the liver include = ?
Hepatic System
Liver Functions:
- Metabolism: Carbohydrates, fats, and protein.
- Secretory: Bile acids, bile salts, and pigments.
- Excretory: Bilirubin, drugs, toxins
- Synthesis: Albumin, coagulation factors
- Storage: Vitamins, carbohydrates, etc.
- Detoxification: Toxins, ammonia, etc.
Bilirubin is produced in = ?
Hepatic System
Bilirubin:
- Produced in bone marrow and also in the liver as end product of hemoglobin breakdown.
- Gives feces and urine it’s characteristic color.
- Normal levels: less than 1.5 mg/dl
Bile is
- Required for = ?
- Contains = ?
Hepatic System
Bile:
- Required for digestion of dietary fats and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the intestine.
- Bile contains bile salts, water, bilirubin.
The liver produces how much bile daily= ?
Hepatic System
Liver produces 500-600 ml of bile daily.
Jaundice:
- What is it = ?
- Two signs & symptoms = ?
- Etiology = ?
Hepatic System
Jaundice:
- Abnormal high amounts of bilirubin in the blood.
- Bilirubin levels 2-3 mg/dl: Sclera of eye as yellow.
- Bilirubin levels 5-6 mg/dl: changes in skin color
Etiology:
- Imbalance between synthesis and clearance of bilirubin.
- Excessive destruction of erythrocytes.
- Excessive production of bilirubin.
- Obstruction of bile flow
Three examples of skin changes associated with Jaundice = ?
Hepatic System
Skin Changes:
- Jaundice, pallor, and orange or green skin in Caucasians.
- Bruising/ itching
- Spider angiomas: Dilatations of superficial capillaries, increased estrogen levels (liver unable to metabolize and inactivate estrogen).
- Palmar erythema: Warm redness of skin over palms, due to increased estrogen level, and associated with throbbing and tingling.
Pain Patterns:
Referred Pain Location:
- Thoracic spine, T7-T10, midline to the right
- Right upper trapezius and shoulder
Systemic Cause= ?
Hepatic System
Referred Pain Location:
- Thoracic spine, T7-T10, midline to the right
- Right upper trapezius and shoulder
Systemic cause:
- Liver disease (abscess, tumor, cirrhosis, hepatitis).
Primary pain: Right upper quadrant abdominal pain.